Life with RA seems like an impossible journey at times, a never ending struggle against insurmountable odds. It's not fair. We feel the burden of endless pain and fatigue. Depression can come...and go. Where there once was darkness, light appears and chases away the shadows of despair. It's not easy but we persist and claim victories, find extraordinary joy among sorrow, a flush of ecstasy in an unexpected touch of someone we love so deeply it hurts, hope that nurtures our hearts. Yes, it is indeed quite a journey...
The Journey
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Rain splatters on dusty trails,
Muddy footprints wander through black spells
Cast by evil spirits lurking behind
Veils of darkness spun by oppressed minds.
A cry of anguish illuminates the night,
Bursts of laughter fringed by fright,
Shrieking of lost opportunities,
Sucked into the depths of an inky black sea.
Silence, then whispering of angels wings
Stirred the air with hope that brings
Remembrance of a faded existence,
A house behind a broken white fence.
Where a child lived and grew strong
Till the wind shifted, choices gone wrong,
And a life withered, sucked dry
Like bleached bones beneath a desert sky.
Memories that can’t die bring life
In the midst of never ending strife.
The muddy trail dries in the sun’s light
As evening fades to a moonlit night.
May your journey lead you to peace!