HEAVYWEIGHT

By Faye Livesey

My body sinks deeper into the mattress, 

not from rest, but a weight that won’t lift. 

Standing feels like dragging a suitcase 

through a place I don’t remember choosing. 

Even breathing feels like something I'm losing.

Sadness lives where no one can see—

quiet, and exactly the size of me.

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