RoseAnn V. Shawiak Alternatives Poems

Actively considering tranquil alternatives to daily
perforated stresses.
Hiding tautly beneath covers of tears, bending with
the weight of many fears.
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Wondering what I'm doing in this cold and lonely life, curiously filling up space and time.
Stepping down into despair, flailing desperately, attempting to hold onto a thread of hope.
Spiraling into a downward spin of death, allowing self to be dejected, because of abandonment of other people.
Not realizing in depths of sorrow, that there are alternatives to living.
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Staring out into the great beyond, wondering what
is in store for future use.
Life-standing alternatives trivialized alongside of
reality, foregoing any livelihood of perception, as
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