Angelica Tao Poet Free verse

Falling

Everything was so sharp at first.

Then the numbness,

Causing my arms to flail, then flop down.

Drooling everywhere. 

Time.

Time is wavering.

Time is a pendulum.

Clink, clink, clink.

Focusing on the steady clink.

That’s what minutes are.

That’s what days are.

Adrenaline… 

Can’t kill.

I remember when everything was sharp,

And I was happy.

My brain was fast.

Faster than the pain could register.

Now, I’m lying here.

Remembering that everything is horrible.

My body cracking, as if I tumbled down a mountain.

And trying to crawl to safely.

Adrenaline can’t kill. 

But it can’t save me.

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Joseph P. DiMino November 5, 2023 at 7:07 AM "I remember when everything was sharp, And I was happy. My brain was fast. Faster than the pain could register." We journey from mystery into ever greater wonder. Old age is not easy...young and battered is not easy -- but transformation through faith is possible. When alone, I found a way to reach out. No one has ever done it alone. I needed lots of help. No one ever arrives, but we do get nearer, to the sacred essence of divine spirit. Your brave, honest poem inspires. Very well written!!