#shockwaves
Since I was a child
I have fervently
Tried to filter out
Negative echoes
Of our history
And focus
On each one.
Echoes are
Shockwaves
Throughout
Society
Building strength
And momentum as
They damage then
Ricochet off one
Person to another
Like a viral or
Bacterial infection
Mutating and building
Up resistance to our
Strong
Mediocre
And
Often
Feeble
Societal
Antidotes.
I try as many do
To be a
Shock absorber --
A small part of
The solution;
Trying to help break
The vicious cycle by
Somehow attempting
To
Absorb the shockwaves
To help prevent them
From hitting someone
Else
Or at least
Lessening their strength
And momentum --
A form of harm
Reduction
I suppose.
Just lending an ear
And
Lending a shoulder
To lean on or
Cry on
Seems to be
An integral part in
Lessening the
Negative
Effects.
Apr 22, 2025
Apr 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM UTC
the days are long and exhausting
but they're a distraction I desperately need
until night falls and I'm left alone
laying, staring at the ceiling
and everything I was sure I pushed away
comes back strong and forceful
and all I can do is hold on and try not to look directly into the blast,
wait for it to be over and wallow in its wake
until it's shockwaves finally succeed in knocking me unconscious,
and the distractions begin again.
even the nightmares are welcome
because they, too, are an escape.
nothing seems as bad as the battles of my mindfield
during every waking moment.
so I welcome the monsters and make them my friend
if nothing but to eat my thoughts
before they destroy my mind.
Jul 11, 2016
Jul 11, 2016 at 12:59 AM UTC