I, undone and unable to bear

This burden is heavy and my legs may give

At any moment the pressure is rising

Uncontrollably and it tightens ever harder

As I lay here the thought of dying

Consumes all but the faintest glow

Of hope and a gasp of air

Is welcome to my thirsty lungs

Which have held their breath waiting

For this defining moment

Of pain and suffering unending

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Heaven bound and ground away they wish to be
Longing for the thermals to carry them beyond the horizon
Ever fearful of falling to the depths below
But never succumbing to force of gravity
The clouds wave as they pass by
Allowing them to pass unharmed
Chasing the sun so it never sets
Escaping the cloak of nightfall
They started small, unable to bear their own weight
Seeking the help of oth...

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I was to write of love, of affection, of my other half. I was to write many words, all in the name of love, capturing her beauty in and out, telling tales of how she was but an arrow in the wind that pierced my heart and forever took hold of me.

I was to write...but with the day's end, and darkening of the sky, I choose to write of hope. For the day brought us despair, misery, suffering, anguis...

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