The T.V. is on
The coffee is strong
The feel of my yarn
Is helping me go on
This gets me through the day
Helps my soul not cave
Into a broken abyss
See, I'm only ready for this
The comforts of my life
To subdue my crazed mind
They are necessary measures
to keep me at least semi tethered
Tethered to what is real
See, with an illness, it becomes ideal
To sit and knit
To forget
This ordeal
This terrible nightmare
So, leave the T.V. on
And let me witness others being strong
Because my strength is gone
And I don't know
If I'll be here long
Although,
When coffee stops the fog
My mind feels unclogged
And inhibitions dissolve
I become inspired again
And want to live
through my torment
To do the same things all over again.
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Jessica Burby
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In Eclipse Challenge Winners
Creator Dane BH is one of our Vocal stalwarts. We’re so grateful to all of your in our Vocal community, and so thrilled by your achievements. This is the third time Dane has won one of our challenges, and she appears too on our Vocal podcast, Write Here, Write Now — take a listen if you haven’t already. But she’s not our winner because we know her: the subtlety and simplicity of we watched the world go dark. together. is what made it our winner of the In Eclipse challenge, with the grace and ease of its lines and observation. As it happens it also expresses the community spirit that means so much to us.
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Heartfelt and a little sad. Many blessings and love. Hearted and subscribed.