Sorrow

Thoughts like murky waters

Turbulent whirlpools

Of desperation and sorrow

Drowning reason

 

Muffled voices offer platitudes

Kindness intended

Deafening self-talk

Mocks words of hope

 

Shadows wrap around

Canopy of dense fog

Seeps into my lungs

Suffocating breath

 

Tears flood my face

A waterfall over rocks

Cascading, thundering

Releasing emotions

 

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