And I don’t want to go,
feeling that innate fear.
Swallowing all the air around me,
I’m needing to feel anything,
anything other than this fear.

Innate, is it ?

I struggle to recognize friend from enemy.
Are they true?
Are they plotting my failure?
For me, I’m a shadow,
hiding in plain sight.

Then, there’s a side screaming,
“Don’t discount me!”
There are strengths,
ideas left shown without words.

Two sides to every story are withheld.
Scrutiny is bare like the bones of my skeleton.
Bare.
I’ve been picked apart for the last time.

Bare bones are starting to write their story.

3 responses to “Bare Bones”

  1. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    Beautiful piece. Sometimes it takes being stripped to the bones and being at rock bottom to pick up the pieces and start rebuilding something, perhaps better than before.

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    1. BrittnyLee Avatar
      BrittnyLee

      Yes!! Exactly !!! Thank you . I hope you had a great weekend ! 😄😄

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      1. WanderingCanadians Avatar
        WanderingCanadians

        I did! We actually took last week off and spent some time hiking and enjoying the final days of summer. Hope you had a lovely weekend as well.

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