Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest II 
such a difficult time in life…seems like it will never pass
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It’s amazing how much from that time sticks.
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Facing challenges when we’re young is difficult and some stay with us as an adult.
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they absolutely do – such a vulnerable age
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Such a hard in-between that you’ve captured beautifully
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Thanks Wynne. I feel it for my granddaughters.
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You’ve captured adolescence very well. I know I was ill-equipped to deal with life’s lies.
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Me too, and today I think there even more that young people will encounter.
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Definitely.
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Even adults are not equipped for it…(K)
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Lol. So true.
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VJ, a common occurrence is it not? Keith
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I think so, and also something we adults need to remind ourselves of before judging.
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