Walking It Off
He had needed this
A walk late night
No one observing, or hearing
Except God.
He wanted it that way.
Wanted to bellow out
His problems.
Mental illness in the household.
Strange imaginings.
Accusations.
Worries without number.
Without sense.
He had argued often
From logic's platform.
Absolutely pointless.
The delusions stuck like glue.
Had seemed so real to her.
Became the knee-jerk reaction
Under pressure.
Confusion.
Embarrassment.
Money issues.
Wife in the throes of
Schizophrenia (so diagnosed and treated).
Now God was most
Cerainly in Presence
And attending
And hearing out
The deeper matters.
Answers would not come tonight.
(But Father was there
And comforting
And mighty.)
Je ne sais quoi How.
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Written on December 19, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 19, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
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Words | 171 |
Stanzas | 20 |
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