Fire warmth draining
from your veins,
leaving ice and confusion,
the shock so complete
you can’t remember
who you are
or how to return heat
into your soul.
24:104
Dotted path to follow,
the faint hints shadows
in your mind.
Are they even real?
Do you want them to be?
14:103
Dizzy whirl of constant tasks
to complete
and perfect
before you can grab
some cold air
to try remember
what normal feels like.
Perhaps this is
normal now.
24:102
Anxious thoughts
play out scenarios
that will never come to pass,
but still a headache forms
at the thought of them,
leaving you irritated
and unable to relax,
unable to smile,
unable to breathe.
24:101
Record my progress
with a time limit,
to show your skills
of repetition,
rehearsal
and hope this will convert
into actual skill.
24:100
Seaweed shark
slinks across the sand,
hunting out the ripples
to test out courage
and cunning,
dancing away in victory
with a dried prize
that salts teeth
and lifts confidence.
Fall asleep to the lullaby
of mighty water
settling into your memories.
24:99
Realisation of your status
at the loud name badge
stating importance
and ending ignorance,
settling life into understanding,
relief more powerful
than the slight embarrassment
that it took this long
of me to notice.
Thank you for your patience.
24:98
Drag from oblivion
into pain and exhaustion,
emotion hollowed out
but eyes set to water
from the hurt still lingering
at being a dismissive presence,
and beginning to forget
why you were trying
so hard in the
first place.
24:97
Hopes turn barren
as months stay empty,
words are silent,
comfort absent,
too bored of the same result
and no longer
expecting a reaction.
You’re on your own now
in grief,
go quietly into the night
and don’t bother
our new hope,
our real happiness.
24:96
Your lazy indifference
flares into anger
that the impossible task
did not complete
what you were too
happy to dismiss,
until it became
your problem.
Perhaps next time
more attention would help,
instead of waiting
for others
to act on your behalf.
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