Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Overwhelmed


Overwhelmed

(the prompt is numbers)

I
just want 
everything
to stop, just stop
life is killing me
its simply too much for 
me to endure it any
one thing leads to another
and yet another and then there's more
please can't somebody make it stop for
just a little while please can't somebody hit
the switch there's got to be a switch oh Gods why is
there no switch I think this must be hell I know it is
a hell of my own making I wish I'd been more
careful with my choices and listened to my
heart instead of the voices of those who
claimed they knew what I should do because
now I'm stuck and there doesn't seem
to be any escape for
this rat trapped in the race
which can only end
when her life is
spent and she
at last
dies

~Helena~

Can you guess where the numbers are?


It's ascending and descending syllable counts!

5 comments:

  1. No Idea! ? :(

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  2. I'm too old. Ideals are for those who are still able to believe they are possible.
    Thanks for visiting.

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  3. Loved this piece! This would be bad ass spoken word...great job!

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  4. Thank you Quinn, on behalf of Helena. I think you're right!

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  5. Very clever, Helena. Hugs, and I hope you're feeling better!

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