Just Walk Away

Trials and traumas and torturous troubles

Conspire to control without caution or cause

Til the bullies of bedlam come bashing and brawling

Clasping and crushing with crippling claws.

 

Pressuring pulse with presumptive persuasion,

Falling and feeling the fits of frustration,

Weakening walls until will is in waning

Succumbing with sighs to the sad situation.

 

Who will withstand the caustic caterwauling?

Bending and blending like willows in wind.

Who will stand strong like the ornery oak? 

Defiant and distant without foe or friend.

 

Mindsets may muddle in different directions

Seeking sweet solace to foster a friendship,

Weaving to weariness,

Swerving in solitude,

Reaching to reap any kindness or kinship.

 

Breath be a beacon; peace be a prayer.

Find without folly the will and the way.

Basking in bliss as the vision unveils,

Showing the strength to just walk away.

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