Burdens Chew

I've been thinking for a while,
toggling with the idea
of this mentality. I've wondered
and wondered most times,
unbeknownst of the slightest clues
right before my very eyes; I've failed
to see. Burdens chew
through to an early grave
of what is and what is not;
real or unreal—a bunch
of misconceptions taken lightly
and not properly diagnosed, complete
with worries caught like
the cold that stays put
long after all the symptoms have
been treated and have long
ago disappeared.