Over a Shoulder, 👤Beneath a Heart ♥️
The lurking, the clutching…
I feel it on the other side of my head…
Some creature with arms spread and a gaping mouth that could swallow whole someone larger than itself.
đź«Ł
The swirling shadow of its menacing hands and windswept robe —
Grimacing teeth under a twisted, pointy hat.
đź‘ą
I fall to the ground,
Head hung and awash with tears.
The blanket around me damp with sweat… and the beige floor boards hard as bone.
There I am, struck down by the grief of heartbreak.
đź’”
The unburdening —
The unending undertaking, un-conditioning of unbearable understanding.
The decommissioning —
The deconstruction, deprogramming of dependence and diminishing determination.
The reconnecting —
The relearning, releasing of old relationships to regain reliability and power over relapse.
❤️‍🩹
So, the monster’s behind me… but so is my whole past.
The unrelenting, dematerializing, soon to be relinquishing past.
🔚
So, what now? From now on?
Behind me, I hope to see nothing. And ahead of me… something completely different. Something entirely new.
About the Creator
Gabriel B. Shames
I’m an east coast American, interested in writing poetry and fiction as long as I can remember. I took a test in 4th grade where they told me I wrote creatively at a college level!
Hope you enjoy reading as much I as I do creating ❣️
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