Before Bed

Title: Before Bed

Did you wash the angst off your face before you sleep?
Please do.
You’ll wake up with a radiant smile.
Make sure to remove the blood off your hands...
You may not have killed a human,
but you’ve killed your hopes
Try and resuscitate them with your vision when you’re awake,
with your dreams when you’re asleep

Don’t forget to brush your teeth before bed.
You ate up way too many opinions today.
Have you scrubbed your head properly?
Too many thoughts have been building up in there,
you need new ones.

That’s what I mean when I say self-care.

Mbali Ukaegbu. S