I should be:

Asleep

Alone in my dream world

Peacefully sleeping away the hours

I am:

Awake

Alone in my thoughts silently

Contemplating life and

Questioning if it’s worth it

I should be:

Perfectly happy

Innocent of the horrors of this world and

dreaming about the future

I am:

Perfectly awful

Dreading tomorrow where

I have to face it all,

Head in my hands

Trying to put up my shield again

I should be:

Happy

I am:

Not