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☄⚒When Tragedy Strikes ⚒☄
When tragedy strikes, our world as we know it, ceases to exist.
Yet, tragedy isn't something you can close the door on to shut it out.
There's no way to clear it from our path through life.
We feel lost and alone in an ocean of our own tears.
There is no place to hide in the hope that it can be ignored.
☄⚒☄
It becomes an unwanted plague of our existence.
Tragedy is not a tourist, it takes up residence as an unwanted house guest.
A living, breathing entity unto itself,
sucking the very air from our lungs.
We see it every time we glance into a mirror.
It's there odiously screaming back at us.
☄⚒☄
It pummels our chests with every heartbeat, driving a nine-inch nail.
It is a leech that drains our life force, leaving but a trickle.
It becomes a boulder upon our shoulders.
And, we feel as if we carry the weight of the world.
It is a ball-and-chain that hinders our healing.
It muddles our minds and prevents clear thinking.
☄⚒☄
It twists our bones and racks our backs.
It saps our energy and prevents us from participating in life.
It high-jacks our happiness and keeps us from enjoying the world.
It is always there whispering in our ears.
"Don't forget about me, I'm your tragedy!"
☄⚒☄
We no longer feel a sense of the slightest contentment.
It deadens our senses and leaves us with a vacuous chasm.
It never leaves us, let alone takes a holiday.
It becomes our bed-fellow, invading every dream, turning them into nightmares.
☄⚒☄
The fall-out of tragedy has no expiration date.
However, we can't allow tragedy to snowball.
We can't give in and give it free-reign to overcome us.
There are no short-cuts in our healing process.
If we don't face our feelings, tragedy will go unchecked, destroying everything in its path.
☄⚒☄
Every human being has experienced tragedy at some point in our lives.
We must learn to give tragedy its own space.
We must learn to rebuild our lives around it.
We must seek out a way to enjoy the little things.
We must put one foot in front of the other and carry on.
☄⚒☄
We must never give in to our tragedy.
For, if we succumb and give up the ghost, we become someone else's tragedy.
And, we would never want to cause others the same suffering, heartache, and pain that we live now with.
☄⚒☄
d. nelson 10/24/2020
©dawnykins59 ©GiGi60
Yet, tragedy isn't something you can close the door on to shut it out.
There's no way to clear it from our path through life.
We feel lost and alone in an ocean of our own tears.
There is no place to hide in the hope that it can be ignored.
☄⚒☄
It becomes an unwanted plague of our existence.
Tragedy is not a tourist, it takes up residence as an unwanted house guest.
A living, breathing entity unto itself,
sucking the very air from our lungs.
We see it every time we glance into a mirror.
It's there odiously screaming back at us.
☄⚒☄
It pummels our chests with every heartbeat, driving a nine-inch nail.
It is a leech that drains our life force, leaving but a trickle.
It becomes a boulder upon our shoulders.
And, we feel as if we carry the weight of the world.
It is a ball-and-chain that hinders our healing.
It muddles our minds and prevents clear thinking.
☄⚒☄
It twists our bones and racks our backs.
It saps our energy and prevents us from participating in life.
It high-jacks our happiness and keeps us from enjoying the world.
It is always there whispering in our ears.
"Don't forget about me, I'm your tragedy!"
☄⚒☄
We no longer feel a sense of the slightest contentment.
It deadens our senses and leaves us with a vacuous chasm.
It never leaves us, let alone takes a holiday.
It becomes our bed-fellow, invading every dream, turning them into nightmares.
☄⚒☄
The fall-out of tragedy has no expiration date.
However, we can't allow tragedy to snowball.
We can't give in and give it free-reign to overcome us.
There are no short-cuts in our healing process.
If we don't face our feelings, tragedy will go unchecked, destroying everything in its path.
☄⚒☄
Every human being has experienced tragedy at some point in our lives.
We must learn to give tragedy its own space.
We must learn to rebuild our lives around it.
We must seek out a way to enjoy the little things.
We must put one foot in front of the other and carry on.
☄⚒☄
We must never give in to our tragedy.
For, if we succumb and give up the ghost, we become someone else's tragedy.
And, we would never want to cause others the same suffering, heartache, and pain that we live now with.
☄⚒☄
d. nelson 10/24/2020
©dawnykins59 ©GiGi60
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