I fight everything
To not turn back
To not run away
But my eyes still
Land on her face
My feet become rooted
In the ground
My heart twists
In my chest
Reminding me of
Her
I know I can never
Return here
But that sweet
Little girl needs
Me
All the strength
Left in me
Cranes back my
Neck to
The road ahead
I can't stop
My feet weigh
Me down
But I pick them
Up and place
Them forward
One step
At a time
Still I'll never
Forget the little girl
I used to be
Posted in response to the challenge Shoulder.
I've recently found myself back in my shell
Pretending to be someone I'm not
And I think I know why.
I've pulled back from people
Only interacting with animals and strangers online
I'm opening my phone
To nothing
No messages, no emails, no missed calls,
All I'm getting is radio silence
The sinking feeling in my heart returned
The one where you know something is wrong
Stinging my eyes
The tears come
Pouring down
Relentlessly.
Still breathing
Still warm
Yet dead
To me
And me alone.
Grief floods me
Again
I'm drowning
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