Weekend / Weakened

Awakened with hope;
quickened with laughter...

A smile for child and all that came after...

But not long at all,
And I cannot leave,

I struggle to smile...
to breathe and believe.

The week has wreaked havoc;
made weak what was strong...

I struggle to smile...
to be and belong.

No matter the struggle;
how great or how often...

At times to be strong
one embraces exhaustion.


Written by Jason Wright
July 21, 2011

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