Stoppedslammed up against the wall
tortured hands dug into brick
neck wrenched as if wrung
cheekbones touching concrete
no breath
aching power
strength beyond the years
and the wall won't budge
Wall so high
wall so hard
wall so gray
soul so done
step back
two steps
breath returns
movement possible
edge of blue above
edge of green below
lungs expand
and wall still there
eyes open
Oh my goodness, that is some powerful writing! Well done...
ReplyDeleteThanks! If only I could paint the realistic picture of what I see....
DeleteI'm slammed up against that wall right now. Thanks for the reminder that that wall isn't all that there is.
ReplyDeleteTo be shoved up against the wall and not even to think about stepping back two steps? It was quite impressive when that thought occurred to me!
DeleteThis is stunning, Gracie. Nice job and an important message to boot.
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