Ugh...okay, this was totally something a friend asked me to do while we were joking around doing the dumb stuff we call conversation. But, all joking aside, I...I really don't know what I'd do without that friend. So they told me to write a poem (the emo thing to do, you see), just for laughs? Just for kicks? I don't know, but writing does usually help me feel better about whatever. So technically, this is for the friend, but, er, untechnically, it's for me too.
ANSWERS
An answer is like a weight falling from the sky.
It never looks where it’s going,
Doesn’t matter where it’s been,
It’s your weight now, and that’s what counts.
Slowed by two failing arms,
Hindered but not stopped.
It presses, harder, harder.
Your heels dig deep into the earth,
An inch down, now two.
You grind your teeth,
You grimace with determination,
Each heartbeat is a canon,
Fleeting cries of lost victory.
Breathing becomes a chore.
The air is sand and dirt and gravel.
Your eyes are darkening,
Light is choked by poisonous night.
Your footing is lost and at last the weight falls,
And in a passing thought,
You wonder why it takes so long.
Until you see a hand by yours,
An arm reaching alongside you,
And the face of friend,
Holding your weight,
And telling you to breathe.
I am by no means a poet. Short stories, essays, obnoxiously long rants generally about nothing important...I can do that. But poems have never been my strength. So, perhaps you got a chuckle out of it, and if you did, good for you. You're a healthier person for it. Now get out of here.
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i liked the poem. its true. it does feel forever until a friend comes and helps you up and tells you to breathe. sometimes they just don't realize though. and whatever. you are a poem writer, and essay, long rants, short stories, long stories, etc. you know what i mean. it was good. i'll update so you can comment me. although your still behind in commenting me. since you NEVER do. but oh well thats okay, the blogs are mostly just for me to sort through my feelings and in hopes of helping someone else out there reading them if anyone is which i doubt it
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