On the Edge of Insanity
Will there ever be peace again?
I look around me
And see a world
that is no longer familiar
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As a child I was able
To run, play and sleep
Without a care
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It was a world of comfort.
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And yet, as I aged
I learned that not all others
Had such a carefree world
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Even more shocking
Those "others"
Were not so distant
They were even in my own family tree
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As time marched forward
More and more distance
Came between me and
My comfort zone in this world
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Eventually, no comfort zone could be found
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The world is fraught
With hatred
With bitterness
With malice
With evil
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AND with fear
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In my arc of life
I have gone from childhood innocence
To this place...
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The edge of insanity
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Wondering if ever again
There will be a time of peace
Before I am in the grave
About the Creator
Pam Reeder
Stifled wordsmith re-embracing my creativity. I like to write stories that tap into raw human emotions.
Author of "Bristow Spirits on Route 66", magazine articles, four books under a pen name, technical writing, stories for my grandkids.
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