there’s something about burnout that drains you
hollows you to your core
like a jack-o-lantern
and you don’t even have the
energy to light a candle
to shine out
so you just sit in the dark
there’s something about burnout
that drowns you
fills your lungs and weighs you down
until you’ve sunk
stuck at the bottom
under pounds and pounds of water
without the energy to even get up
so you just lay in the dark
there’s something about burnout
that freezes you
so that you are a statue of ice
ready to shatter
no energy to pick up the pieces
of you all over the floor
that have fallen everywhere
so you just shiver in the dark