Wished hard enough
Closed her eyes long enough
That the surface would come into sight
That if she tried hard enough
Walked long enough
Traveled with a forgiving heart
That the end of the tunnel would show
It's light
If she listened to her head
And kept a distance
Heard her heart and shielded it
From the usual precursors
That it would be different
But the muddy hole was too soggy
To claw through
There were not enough stars to wish upon
Her eyes were forced open by deception
The surface never was reached
Her trying was not good enough
Her feet became bloodied by the road traveled
Her heart became hard with time
The tunnel never ended in its unforgiving darkness
Her head was too tired
Her heart was too worn
The signs were all there and she ignored them
Once again
So she walks alone
A shell of a thing she once was
A shadow of what she could have been
And a whisper of a soul that will never be heard
~tjw
artwork by Tami J Ward 8//10/15
Wow!!!!
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