• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Poetry Catalog

We honor great poets. We honor great poetry.

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Submit Your Work
  • Writers
  • Advertising / Subscription

Self Preservation, By: Samuel Okereke

June 6, 2024 by Samuel Okereke

Self Preservation, By: Samuel Okereke

No matter how hard I try to relax I always seem to be hyper alert of my surroundings

Some call it a curse, but I am fully aware of the strength of the tongue so I chose to call it self preservation

You ever feel like you can’t put a foot right, I should cut it off

You ever had to take a break from making mistakes then realised it was mistake

I can’t let my hair down for a minute

I can’t stop chasing the feelings of my childhood

I’m too far gone, aren’t I ?

My toes fingers and palms twitchy, sweaty

I’m tired of the constant thoughts, but I can’t stop now, my city needs me.

Sometimes you have to let go of the demons even though they’re the only ones that understand you.

For the sake of self preservation

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Related

Filed Under: Poems

Get Every Post In Your Inbox 😳

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.
(This is not the newsletter.)

Primary Sidebar

Never Miss A Poem (Newsletter)

Be Social

  • X
  • Facebook

Top Posts & Pages

  • The Sword Of Surprise, By: G.K. Chesterton
    The Sword Of Surprise, By: G.K. Chesterton
  • Boom Box, By: Mary Bone
    Boom Box, By: Mary Bone
  • When My Heart Has Turned To Dust, By: Leonard Newman
    When My Heart Has Turned To Dust, By: Leonard Newman
  • Scissortail Oklahoma State Bird, By: Mary Bone
    Scissortail Oklahoma State Bird, By: Mary Bone
  • Colours, By: Helen O Hare
    Colours, By: Helen O Hare
  • Highland Hut, By: William Wordsworth
    Highland Hut, By: William Wordsworth
  • If Thou Indeed Derive Thy Light From Heaven, By: William Wordsworth
    If Thou Indeed Derive Thy Light From Heaven, By: William Wordsworth
  • End Of The Season, By: Mary Bone
    End Of The Season, By: Mary Bone
  • Songs Of Education: II. Geography, By: G.K. Chesterton
    Songs Of Education: II. Geography, By: G.K. Chesterton
  • Minstrels, By: William Wordsworth
    Minstrels, By: William Wordsworth

Advertising/Subscribing = Loving

Buy Me A Coffee

Sign up for the newsletter. Get a gift.

Footer

Made with ❤ in Lubbock, TX.

Poetry Catalog Sponsors

Haiku Examples

Search

Copyright © 2026 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in