"Why Do We Fall?"

Emotions are held hostage...

Hugged knees are pressed against the chest...

The bitter taste of poor words used now remain upon quivering lips...

The heart listens while the mind is torn...

A being hidden from the world

Cleverly disguised behind the forever smile drawn

Moments stolen and memories forgotten

Consideration for well being is fleeting

Old scars are traced and relived

Concealed beneath the passing of time

Footsteps have faltered

The path of life has become a climb

Short lived glances within the mirror bring a different vision

Recognition of a stranger through an empty stare...

How far has this soul been led astray?

Never would a mind imagine such choices and actions

Taken against the better judgment for the betterment of others

From confined thoughts come options created

Inspiration of survival takes root within the wonderment of broken

Despite it all, the heart does beat again

Yourself is found fighting...

Through the dark hours you managed to push

Battling the heavy weight of what is expected and supposed to be

To seek that fulfillment of a desire to reach out to the light

To rise above all that which tries to hold you still

Human spirit burns with the will and compassion sometimes forgotten

With so much given to others, we must remember to give it back to ourselves

Drown no more in misery...

Look up...

Stop hiding behind closed doors

Sink faucets were never designed to muffle that many tears

Life is a source of natural and spontaneous changes and moments

It's up to us to navigate the flow the best way we can...

Sometimes the past calls us back 
While the future pulls us forward, to something or somewhere new

You are here and now

In every day existed...

Remembering why we do fall

To learn within life...

The realization of the true cost of everything...

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