Journal entry:
Quiet Desperation
I'm treading the edge
Where the urge to die almost
Trumps the will to live.
I want to give up,
All the platitudes are vain,
They give no relief.
Pressure continues
To bear down on me without
Any real surcease.
I have to go on,
But have no heart to sustain
Me throughout the fight.
Tears flow down my face,
I cry out for someone's help,
But no one aids me.
Must overcome this,
Defeat the desperation,
Somehow, I'll make it.
I'm treading the edge
Where the urge to die almost
Trumps the will to live.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Monday, May 13, 2013
I am grateful:
1. I had food to eat.
2. I had clothes to wear.
3. My dog loves me.
4. My Mom loves me.
5. I don’t have to sleep outside with no shelter tonight.
This has been a devastating Monday, please forgive me for being down, perhaps tomorrow will be better… perhaps I will feel like resuming the war. Right now I want to retreat and keep retreating until I cannot be found.
I hope your day was much more successful than my own. I usually encourage you to do something creative at this point, but I can understand if you feel creation would be better deferred. I felt that way tonight, but I laid my heart out anyway. Perhaps you should do the same. Who knows, it might brighten your day.
As a prompt, write about a time you felt defeated by circumstances beyond your control. The examples are above, pour your heart out on the page. If you would like to share your work and you use this prompt, please leave a link to your creation in the comments below.
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Always,
Jo Ann
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