After Thoughts

 A rush of warmth;

It feels like my head is going to explode.

There's anxiety and a headache,

There's life and meaning,

There's everything and nothing. 

And no matter what I read,

What I know,

How much I distance myself,

How aloof I feel,

I am pulled back into a whirlpool

Of emotions I suppress

Feelings I dread;

As I find myself slipping away

In nightmares and afterthoughts

Of choices I never got to make.

~ Suranya