Standing at the top
My knees suddenly buckle
All the certainty and hope
It flows from me in salty tears
I know, suddenly, what is happening
I am losing my peace,
And as quickly as it had come
It is leaving me again
I lie crumpled, wrinkled at the highest peak
And slowly feel my body tip over the edge
It starts at a slow tumble
But my bones are all broken
And my head is not attached
The laws of physics take over
I roll more and more quickly down the slope
Midway, my body meets a patch of thorny branches
And I am punctured, deflated further
Now an unrecognizable rag doll
Toppling down from a height she did not appreciate
Nearly as much as she should have,
Especially knowing this exact fall from grace
Was bound to happen, as it always does.
But it will come back. It comes and goes, but it’s like the tide. In and out, in and out.
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I agree. It is the perpetual movement that is frustrating me.
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It’s hard, but life is like that. Just when you think you’ve got it together, it’s different. Some of us have more trouble coping with change than others, but like it or not, it’s what being alive is all about. Life IS change. And all change is stressful, even if it’s change you chose.
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True, true, true. Gotta learn to roll with it better, I suppose.
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We ALL have to learn. Life dumps stuff on you and you don’t have much choice in the matter, but I all of us are better and stronger than we think we are. More resilient, too.
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typo queen strikes again!
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Beautifully expressed; thank you.
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Thank you, Joseph. I appreciate you coming by.
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Such a powerful poem, dear Rose. You hang in there; it surely shall pass. You will be here and we will be here with you.
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Thanks, Cynthia. I feel pretty terrible I have not been as connected lately…I know that you know it is hard. Know that I think of you often and am still reading and rereading your beautiful books.
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Not to worry, dear Rose. You have some important things on your plate right now. No worries at all! Take good care of yourself, Rose.
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Fall down 7 times, get up 8. You can do this honey, you know you can. We’ll be here to help. ❤
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I know I can. Just tired of the fact that I have to.
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Amen sister! ❤
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Sad but beautifully written. Hang on there, it will pass and I hope soon.
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Thanks, Bradley. I know it will pass and come again, pass and come again…just grow frustrated by the rodeo, ya know? Take good care, my friend. I have been reading your posts, I’m sorry for not saying more.
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Read all you want. Comments not required
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Life lessons…It was explained nicely
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