Larry's "Achieve" is about the pressure of wanting to be impressive and the exhaustion that comes with it. The speaker imagines what it would feel like to make everyone say "wow," and seems to believe that feeling only comes through achievement: "To feel the feel, you must achieve." But the wish sits next to something painful, a "screaming in my head" that won't quiet down, and a mind that keeps "ticking" as the speaker lies awake in bed.
The poem moves in short, broken lines that jump from one thought to the next, which makes it feel like anxious, racing thinking. Moments like "Sometimes I just hit pause" and "If the days could only stop" suggest a longing for relief, and the line "Then maybe I'm not alone" hints at loneliness. The mood is restless, overwhelmed, and a little desperate. The closing question, "Why can't I reach the top?", leaves the speaker stuck, still striving and still unsure whether the top is even reachable.