The sting of where once was nothing

My mind struggling to defer the pain from the thoughts

Only way to make my head silent is giving it something else to focus on

Scars left behind, a reminder of how I used to cope

The absence is still keenly felt but now the gaps can be refilled

This is about my struggle with SH. Wanted to show what it can be like and the prompt reminded me of it. Enjoy :)...

Her heart, her soul, some would say as clear as a crystal

Sharp like a stalagmite and strong as a rock

But none quite know her true form, sealed away with a lock

Clear as a crystal that may be true,

But sometimes she may be broken amethyst too...

It told us we can’t go home. It told us we can’t speak about this to anyone. It told us we would be stuck here forever.

Today started off like any other day. I left my wife and kids to go to work. I started my shift normally, shoveling paths through the snow. I remember the cold chill that bit my nose. I remember the laughs shared between coworkers.

I remember the loud crash that made everythin...

“You’ll get what you deserve; I’ll make sure of it.” My mom smiled, whispering to me as I cried in her arms in the bright hospital room.

20 years later…

“You’ll get what you deserve; I’ll make sure of it.” I say as I hold a sharp dagger to her throat while she sleeps soundly....

2075. All adults are overtaken. All children are fed up. The world is close to being destroyed. Mother Nature is angry. The winds have turned to ash. The sky has turned dark. The seas no longer flow. The animals no longer exist. Humans have ruined everything. Only the new generation has heard mother nature’s cries.

In an effort to bring back life to the disappearing beauty, Mother Nature has bir...