Looking Back

Charmaine Bartlett

In the winter of my life, I'm looking back

Snow lay like a shroud.

I learned much from the hard times,

And the pain was loud

 

Ineluctable hard times

Pushed me to the limit

Developing endurance and strength,

But had I been able to

I would have dimmed it

 

I'm remembering the smell of alcohol

As I tried to sedate the pain

 

Poverty and suffering

Made me grateful

I have grown so much.

My life was fateful

  • Author: Charmaine (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 20th, 2022 01:42
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments1

  • Doggerel Dave

    Yeh - I'd vote for that; much to empathise with there, Charmaine.



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