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Battling

Maybe it was the solar flares from the sun that day.

They said it affected the magnetic forces of the earth .

But hey something tripped me up that day,

Pushed me hard,

Skin and bone landing with a gruesome thud .

Now the frustration of solitude surrounds me .

The walls that have seen my many faces absorb my tears ,

And the sense that I am letting everyone down including myself self sits menacingly like a giant in the room.

I hear the heart beat of silence

She surrounds my every thought and lowers my mood further .

I cradle the pain that reminds me that bones shatter as easy as plates falling from hands unsteady.

The usual person I spend time with when I’m alone

Is not  a person I recognise , nor do I enjoy their presence at this moment .

Glimmers of me shine through cracks like weeds creeping through pavements wanting to be loved , but these fleeting moments are not enough to sustain my mood into a positive state of being .

I notice that love of our children often is based on their need for us .

No flowers in vases , though my daughter braids my hair each morning .

Maybe they don’t recognise me either , maybe that scares them ~ it should !

Mantras of ‘it is what it is’ and ‘this is just temporary’ pull me forward slowly .

Just my Sunday morning thoughts rattling a little too loudly I had to let them out before they devoured me whole .

Maybe soon I will like myself a little more x

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54 / F / English
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Jul 6, 2025
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