Brian Krebs
Nov 1, 2020
Too broken to be fixed
Too loved to stop fighting
Too tired to keep struggling
Too dark to feel the green warmth of pulsating peace
Too determined to give up
Too hurt to feel pain
Too many demons bound restless
Too loose the threads that bind them
Too insidious the flame dancing
Too crowded the violent calls
Too angry the scars
Too fresh the open wounds with crimson cackles mocking
Too dangerous to be ignored
Too familiar with chaos
Too volatile for testing
Too contagious to continue even in quarantine
Too confused to be lost
Too many disappointments to be hopeful
Too fast the seconds
Too turbulent the heartbeat that only knows forward
Too telling the lies
Too fitting the masks
To ever be naked
To ever be
Brian Krebs is a Korean American adoptee living in Manhattan. If the way we spend our moments reflects who we are, he is a lover, entrepreneur, poet, reader, sleeper, activist, eater, and traveler. He’s also spent significant time as a student, drop out, inmate, mental health patient, and mental health advocate.
If you missed Brian’s previous poem "Walls," check it out here!
Cover photo credit: Noah Silliman