Restless

Free writing with the prompt "restlessness"

Restless
My body moves despite my intentions
My brain follows suit, creating and destroying
Never ceasing, always running
From what it perceives as mundane

Restless
I book my schedule from midnight to midnight
Unending tasks, focusing and distracting
Never idle, always doing
For busyness is what we perceive as success

Restless
I lie in bed for hours
Unable to sleep, exhausted and energized
Never dreaming, always thinking
Of moments which I perceive as millennia

Restless
Restless
Restless

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Has the sound of bipolar disorder. That, or ADHD. The speaker may need to be on medication.

[Katsura]

You're right on the ADHD (and not bipolar but I do have major depression and generalized anxiety), I thankfully am on meds!

[John the Baptist]

I used to work with people with these conditions. Take your meds as directed and you'll be fine.

[Katsura]

Firstly, therapy is preferred over medications.
Secondly, diagnosing people when you're not a doctor can be extraordinarily dangerous, and you should never suggest meds to anyone unless you are a doctor and are seeing them as a patient. This can lead to people believing they have a condition they don't, requesting meds when they don't actually need them, or in severe cases, agitating hypochondria. Yes people should take their meds as directed, but you're not a doctor so please don't suggest drugs based on 4 stanzas of poetry on the internet, no matter your experience with the conditions (this is one of the earliest things psychology students like myself are taught). Instead, a suggestion such as "it could be helpful for you to talk to a doctor or mental health professional about the issues outlined in your work" is highly preferable and has no risk.
3. "You'll be fine" is entirely incorrect. Everyone is different and there are thousands of medications and medicinal compounds. Not only is medication not entirely effective, as the vast majority of medication is therapeutic, not curative (it treats the symptoms, not the condition itself), and not only is eclectic therapy in combination with medication vastly preferred for most conditions, but some meds just do nothing on some people. I personally have been on over two dozen medications for mental health issues, and only recently received effective medication after 11 years of medical treatment under several doctors.
4. This is not intended to be critical of you but it is a frequently occurring phenomenon and a very dangerous one, so I am simply trying to inform.

[John the Baptist]

Point taken.