Pain rips through
Like a jagged blade
Hesitating, then plunging
Deeper, until you’re numb
Nothing left to feel
Silence overwhelms
Then quiets thoughts
Daring to scream aloud
Emptiness consumes
Grasping, choking
Defeating your fight
You succumb
Writhing endlessly
Into the abyss
All hope dissipates
Still you pray
For just a small glimmer
To shine in the darkness.
©2023 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Night Owl Poetry - Dorinda Duclos 
Nice. There is always hope!
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Yes! Thanks for reading!!
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Despair described perfectly, Dorinda!
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Thanks so much, Susi 🥰
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You’re welcome, Dorinda! ❤
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Glad to see you again. I’d love to be a sliver in your darkness. And for others I don’t know, let your light shine through me, Light of Life.
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Thank you, Oneta. Good to see you, too. The sliver is becoming brighter day by day 🙏🏻
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Pain rips, Silence overwhelms, You succumb. Still you pray!
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I do indeed
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((( ❤ )))
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Thank you, Annette 🥰
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