I Wish to be Sedated.

I wish to be sedated.

That is what I said,

when I turned off the evening news.

Truth is painful and unattractive.

Life is unappealing.

I wish to be drowned in contentment.

Yes.

I wish to live an eternal life,

surrounded by my sorrows, ambitions, and guilty pleasures.

I will forever turn my gaze away from the ill.

I will forever turn my gaze away from the betrayed.

I will forever turn my gaze toward the mirror.

I wish to be sedated.

I will forever shove pop culture down my throat.

I will forever protect my own life.

I will forever do nothing to aid humanity.

We are all broken,

and we do not wish to be fixed.