The magnitude of what lies before me
It takes my breath away
So much at stake
So much to do
And all the while
The world keeps spinning
Not slowing down at all
I’m overwhelmed and under attack
Bit by bit eating away my hope
I get outside of the here and now
And worry begins to take over
For now all I can do is try to rest
And start over again tomorrow
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – magnitude
One thing after another
The problems compound
But I still have a way to escape
And keep my sanity
A walk in the sunshine
A breath of fresh air
The birds singing
The flowers blooming
So I stop the chaos for a moment
And then return to face the troubles
If only you would see the truth
And admit your part in this
Until then I am alone in this battle
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – compound
No one to talk to
My friends are all gone
Off to their own lives
I am left with none
No one to talk to
My friends are all gone
Drifted away to better people
I am left with none
No one to talk to
My friends are all gone
Somehow offended by me
I am left with none
No one to talk to
My friends are all gone
Alone with my problems
I am left with a ton…
I had dinner tonight with two dear friends. One was a big help to me when I was going through my cancer treatments and the other has been a friend for years from work as well. It had been far too long since we had gotten together to talk so dinner stretched out more than 3 hours! We had to catch up on how our families were doing… and let’s just say it has been a bad year. We decided tonight that 2017 has to be better… murder (of a family pet), suicide attempts, health crisis, alcoholism, etc. We decided we should write a soap opera based on our lives as things have been so rough it is hard to believe.
But we got out laughter and tears. Leaned on each other a little and exchanged wishes for a great Christmas and a MUCH better New Year. We promised to get together more often and stay in touch. It was a wonderful night with good food and great friends. …now bring on that better New Year!
