The Crush

This is the week of the Poets on the Page week-long challenge. 

Today's prompt and my poem:

Remember a time when something you loved was "torn down". This may be a metaphor for example - a relationship town down or a demolished business or career. It may be a marriage or partnership and it may actually be a building or structure.

Gaze loosely at the photo of the building - in process of being demolished - and as you gaze, bring your experience into your heart and mind.

The Crush

The crush comes swiftly

suffocating

devastating

in that moment

of fragility

vulnerability

heart hysteria thumping

pumping blood

to an uncomprehending brain

The crush lifts slowly

it just takes time

watch for the return of life

not as you once knew it

but new

and good

This poem is to reassure a downhearted spirit that life will be good again.