about a day

this morning,

the sun rose,

and flooded my room 

with warmth and light. 

but i fled from it, 

for my senses 

leave me cold and

live at night. 

this afternoon,

i shut the blinds 

and covered up and 

locked the doors. 

i stay away

from the world outside

and become paranoid 

again once more. 

this evening, 

after another day

became too much

for me to take,

i shut down for

twelve hours more

after only eight

small hours awake. 

-LJ

5 January 2017