Ons Ben Makhlouf

I overthink.
I overthink. Do you?
Do you feel sick of how much your mind think?
Do you have scattered thoughts, you could never stop?
Do you not? I can tell you about it, if you want.
It is like-, no, not a straight line.
It's like a loop, a never ending loop.
You will think it will halt, but dude you are honestly fooled. And yes also doomed and maybe screwed.
Your mind will keep dwelling on the same thought until you cannot
Take it anymore.
You will scream stop, but it will never click pause.
You will beg please, but it will never cease
It will never let you breathe. It will never leave you in peace.
You will distract yourself, meet some friends, that will let you forget. That's a relief.
But it will only be brief, until it comes again. I mean.
It's how it works. I know it hurts. But I wish I had words that can curse
it away.
Anyway. it's okay.
Right?
There will always be light somewhere in my mind.
It's quite dim in here, but I can feel
That liberation is quite near.
Do you feel it too? Well, I hope you do.

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