Give me a moment.
I just need
to sort through these
ideas in my head
and see
the truth in them.
The forest for the trees.
I am more than I seem,
but ultimately,
less than I ought to be.
Suffer in silence.
Awake in the empty hours,
mourning the violence,
missing the intimate
touch of destruction.
Waving good-bye
to the lie
I believed
was my life.
I just need a moment
to catch my breath.
Let my mind
catch up to itself.
It’s been a long road,
and I see so much more.
I just hope
that I have it in me.
Shouldn’t this be easy
by now?
Shouldn’t I have figured
all of this out?
Shouldn’t this burden
have become
as light as a feather
by now?
Seems like there’s so much left
to work out.
Lost in the moment.
I think I’ll be okay.
Enough distraction.
I’ve got a long way
to go by tomorrow,
so I best move on.
Good-bye,
to the world
that was.
This is my moment.
HG – 2020
