Grim determination
Slogging through mud
Breathing through smoke
Blinded by fog
Alone
Isolated
Moving forward with no idea where my foot will fall next
Quicksand lurks
Waiting to pull me down
Backwards
Drowning in despair
These are the images
The feelings
The obstacles
That the world imposes on me
Yet I know
That it is both real
And an illusion
Designed to sap my strength
Because I am not alone
Others walk beside me
If I reach out to them, we’ll walk together
And sometimes there is a break in the smoke and fog
I can move
I can breath
I can see
Hope lights the way, a destination is in sight!
But for now
The light and clarity is just a distant memory
That I hold onto
As I continue to move forward
Through mud
Smoke
Fog
Falling back
On grim determination
To propel me forward
Aug 27, 2020
Aug 27, 2020 at 2:51 PM UTC
Grim determination
Slogging through mud
Breathing through smoke
Blinded by fog
Alone
Isolated
Moving forward with no idea where my foot will fall next
Quicksand lurks
Waiting to pull me down
Backwards
Drowning in despair
These are the images
The feelings
The obstacles
That the world imposes on me
Yet I know
That it is both real
And an illusion
Designed to sap my strength
Because I am not alone
Others walk beside me
If I reach out to them, we’ll walk together
And sometimes there is a break in the smoke and fog
I can move
I can breath
I can see
Hope lights the way, a destination is in sight!
But for now
The light and clarity is just a distant memory
That I hold onto
As I continue to move forward
Through mud
Smoke
Fog
Falling back
On grim determination
To propel me forward
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