I miss the days when I would close my eyes and fall into a peaceful sleep

I've drifted far from that distant memory

Worries, anxieties, and fears about my future crowd my thoughts when I close my eyes

To my horror they now remain even when their open

How did we get here

So many of us feeling hopeless, useless, worthless

Yet were still expected to smile through it, because it could always be worse

I shudder at the possibility of feeling worse than this

Please God don't let it get worse