Always Around the Corner
written by: Heidi MacCulloch
Hopelessness sinks
Far within me
It scratches my bones
Pulling itself inside
My whole body can feel it
Grasping for words
For events, for people, for a sight
Of something beautiful
Worth opening my eyes for
To pull me back out
From my bones
Scanning memories, futures
Anything
I can cling to
Ride and hold onto
To not feel so trapped
Not feel so devastated
To feel alive
And well
The deeper I fall in
The scarier it gets
What happens when
I am too far in to be pulled out
The thought of death
Feels like death
So close
Trying to push it so far
My name is Heidi, born in Washington State, currently living in Honolulu Hawaii. I am married and have one magical daughter. I have loved writing since I was a child. It has always been an outlet and a comfort for me. It’s how as an introvert I recover from the World. Nothing makes my heart as full as when I write something I am truly proud of. That ache inside as it slowly evaporates as the words spill onto the paper.
Latest posts by Heidi MacCulloch (see all)
- Always Around the Corner - November 8, 2024
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