The Butchering Art
By Lindsey Fitzharris
The Butchering Art
By Lindsey Fitzharris
With every step, my path becomes clear,
The strength within me grows each year.
In the calm, I find my pace,
As I move forward with renewed grace.
With every step, my path becomes clear,
The strength within me grows each year.
In the calm, I find my pace,
As I move forward with renewed grace.
From their own land, no place to call home.
Their faces haunt my troubled mind,
A grief so deep, no peace to find.
The heart aches, the pain untold,
A wound that time can’t ever hold.
From their own land, no place to call home.
Their faces haunt my troubled mind,
A grief so deep, no peace to find.
The heart aches, the pain untold,
A wound that time can’t ever hold.
Dims every thought and hinders conviction.
My duties pile, but I stand still,
Caught in the grip of this mental chill.
Dims every thought and hinders conviction.
My duties pile, but I stand still,
Caught in the grip of this mental chill.
And work doth falter in its ways.
Once clear, my thoughts now slow and blurred,
Each task a battle, each word a slur.
And work doth falter in its ways.
Once clear, my thoughts now slow and blurred,
Each task a battle, each word a slur.
My aching heart, though dry the eye.
The torment spreads, a cruel decree,
As fog of mind doth swallow me.
My thoughts once sharp, now lost, confined,
A shadow on my weary mind.
My aching heart, though dry the eye.
The torment spreads, a cruel decree,
As fog of mind doth swallow me.
My thoughts once sharp, now lost, confined,
A shadow on my weary mind.
They lie in hunger, cold, and sleep
They lie in hunger, cold, and sleep
Beneath these skies of sorrow and pain.
Beneath these skies of sorrow and pain.
I'm sharing one. I named it "Facts." Perhaps a better one is needed, but I m leaving as it is for now.
I'm sharing one. I named it "Facts." Perhaps a better one is needed, but I m leaving as it is for now.
FM
FM
FM.
FM.
Or simply
"Living with chronic pain is very difficult."
Or simply
"Living with chronic pain is very difficult."
AI generated image.
AI generated image.