Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Attic Musings

one
morning
I’ll awake from
this surreal nightmare
I hold my breath
I live in
fear

memory’s
flipside is a
hellish curse
I wish I could erase
dismiss the persecutions
cruel injustices
systematic
strikes

most
utterly liberating
it would so be to crush and
disintegrate persistent debilitating
memories in order to lead
a life craving to be
free

bad
things happen
every day
our experiences
shared and yet diverse
sometimes even the most tragic
in the grander scheme of things
we’re the same and
yet unique
we still choose
life

when we stop and think about it
categorically we fall into
an array of statistics
one day I hope to
choose not to
stagnate
there

in
an attic
I wait for life
to pick up where
it suddenly
left off
~                      



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on July 18, 2020 for contest DELIRIUM sponsored by KAI MICHAEL NEUMANN  -  RANKED 5TH

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Aditi Mishra August 2, 2020 at 12:02 AM This has so many layers of emotions Line. Such a brilliant piece reflecting conflicts. Love the outstanding format. Congratulations on your win! Line Gauthier August 2, 2020 at 4:48 AM Thank you very much, Aditi. Most appreciated ~

Caren Krutsinger March 29, 2018 at 5:14 AM I did not know about the Oklahoma bombing until 3 months after it happened. I want only GOOD news stations. I refuse to allow myself to watch the news but cannot believe all of the people who cannot wait to tell me the bad. Line Gauthier March 29, 2018 at 8:19 AM Indeed, I wish people and news stations were as eager to share the feel good stories.