Collapse

Today you will carry a burden heavier than your hands can hold;

it will not relent or diminish through the hours.

Your mind will scream obscenities that offer freedom for giving up,

and your burning muscles will beg that you do so for fear of collapse.

Pity will be your shadow today;

anger will be the carrot that dangles before you on a string.

Do not yield to either.

You will breathe.

You will persevere.

You will survive.

 

 

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Collapse is one of nine poems that make up my Whispers in the Dark Collection, a collection focused on mental health. You can view the rest of the collection here.