A Silent Madness

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marooned -- unwhole as i am a piece of me missing adrift in its emptiness throbbing in angst furious at the impending silence yet clinging to it like i never want it to lift hovering in limbo -- life being too short to be caught in this game of catch-22 AP: Honorable Mention 2023 Submitted on March 23, 2023 for contest A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/24/2023 2:00:00 AM

Heartfelt and heart rending, Line:)

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/24/2023 8:33:00 PM

Thanks, Joanna ~ much appreciated

Daniel Turner

Date: 3/23/2023 6:07:00 PM

If this doesn't make the reader feel something, they are heartless. This is a good one, Line.

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/24/2023 8:32:00 PM

Thank you very much, Daniel ~

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 3/23/2023 1:10:00 PM

My heart goes out to you, Line:Grief can’t be hurried. Allowing room to experience grief in your own way can help you heal after loss. Please take care. SuZ

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/24/2023 8:33:00 PM

Thanks for your most appreciated visit and comment, SuZ.