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Where are They?

vOcAl AnXieTy

By Dana CrandellPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Where are They?
Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash

The numbers...

The numbers have dropped again.

I am losing them!

*

My

exposed

heart

bled from the keys to the page.

I drained it all.

*

They came.

Friends with accolades, encouragement.

I believed.

*

Platitudes!

Pretty words,

injected

into

the

ether!

No breath wasted.

*

NO!

I felt the sincerity!

It

r

i

p

p

l

e

d.

*

Or, perhaps

I simply convinced myself -

failed myself...

*

It's ME!

I've fucked it all up,

but how?

*

Dig deeper!

I must find the right words!

They will come again

...Won't they?

***

Written for R.M. Stockson's unofficial March Madness Challenge.

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About the Creator

Dana Crandell

Dad, Stepdad, Grandpa, Husband, lover of Nature and dogs.

Poet, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Artist

My poetry collection: Life, Love & Ludicrosity

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    Written by Dana Crandell