Difficulties

The world has grown thick around me,
It's hard to move, difficult to breathe.
Oh life is weighing me down, weighing me down.

We've been on the brink for a while,
We couldn't possibly go on like this,
Now it's finally come crashing down, crashing down.

I will keep my head up, my eyes open,
Keep reaching for air, keep on treading,
Never give up, I refuse to drown, refuse to drown.

I've hit a wall but I'll find a way through,
This is my battle- nothing you can do,
Til I set my feet on solid ground, solid ground.

I went out to feel the embrace of the sun,
But as I looked up, rain stung my eye.
It’s not supposed to be cold like this,
This is not the right season for rain,
Guess I’ll go back down and hibernate,
And dream that I have sunshine again.

RIP R. W.

One moment of impulse
And the world is stopped.
One moment of weakness
So many lives are rocked,
It took only one moment
It cannot be taken back.

Would you change your mind,
If you’d had the chance?
If you could see the ripple,
The change in circumstance?
If you had thought about
The tears of those you’d loved?

Moot after just one moment-
You’re forever gone.