Peace of mind

my mind

races faster

than I ever asked it to—

a thousand tabs open

a thousand hearts breaking

all at once.

I work

I move

I smile

I do it all—

and still

it finds time

to ache for him.

the man I love

the one I can't seem to save.

he haunts the quiet

between my thoughts

even when I’m too loud

to hear myself.

I just want

rest.

a silence

without sorrow

a stillness

without fear.

but my brain

keeps running

and I’m tired

of chasing

a peace

that never stays.