Tetchiness hiding deep sadness,
Nearly overwhelmed.
Melancholy’s pit came close.
But I saw its approach!
It was tempting to jump in.
Its monochrome space,
Is comforting, safe.
But its bleak views,
and the hard climb out,
Stayed my leap.
This week has been a struggle as my mind has been melancholy. I have been gripped before like this and found myself in the ‘pit’, which basically meant putting my existence on pause, which is not as pleasant as it sounds. I have learnt to see the pit approaching and do all I can not to dive in. As it is better, in the long run, to struggle through topside. Than to have to break the miserable thought cycle and muster the energy to climb out. But if you are in the pit right now, I understand and I promise you are not alone.
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Great work. Feel free to guest post on diosraw.com by going to this blog’s connect page. 🖤🙏
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Hi cant seem to see how to do that but you are welcome to re-blog😊
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thank you very much very kind of you ☺️
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You’re welcome! Keep up the good work! 🙂
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Apt description; it really expresses the mood at such moments.
I’m fortunate enough that what you illustrate only is an occasional situation, yet your words capture perfectly all the dynamics involved.
Great choice of picture, too, as it elaborates the words. Vice-versa, too.
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Thank you very much and I am glad it doesn’t happen to you frequently
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