Live Like a River

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Our lives are like a river, 
ever expanding, ever contracting.
Our lives are the water moving,
free flowing, dammed in places.

Our lives are like a river,
water flowing over hard objects,
struggling to adapt,
new surroundings, rigid.

Our lives are like the water,
cold & warm in others,
feeling everything dumped in/on us,
leaving us unloved and not cared for.

Our lives are like a river,
figuring out our lives as we flow,
confused on where to go,
always losing ourselves to others.

Our lives are like a river,
frozen hearts & icy veins.
letting people walk on us,
leaving shards of our souls behind.

Our lives are like the river,
bending until we crack,
new rivers forming,
flooding us, leaving us a decaying vessel.

Our lives, yes our lives,
flowing out of control, 
pouring over where we should not be,
trying to contain our world,

Our lives never show emotions,
never tell the truth, never answer 
"How do you feel?' We dare not say.
Our lives are like a river, bending,
breaking, evaporating, gone!


Pray you are all well!! Stay safe!! Wear your mask!!!

Your story teller/Poetress
Debbie
xoxoxo

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