fake your death

Tragedies always end in death.

Maybe my heart's still beating,

maybe it will be when I'm leaving,

but

to be honest 

it feels more like it's breaking.

Shakespeare said that "all the world's a stage,"

and this is my play.

I feel like somewhere along the line

I went off script.

My stage is set for a tragedy,

but maybe I can avoid the ending.

Closed eyes and deep breaths

show that I'm alive.

These are the moments that

create my foundation,

hold me up and tear me down.

They may not define me but

they do defy me.

Author's Note

I'm a bit out of practice again.

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

There is a saying in Dutch which loosely translated says, "in the stageplay of life, no one is given a program". It is quite impossible to go "off script" because no amount of planning will ever ensure a specific path in life. Nothing is written in stone and a tragedy may soon turn into a comedy...one never knows. Empowering ending to this write. I liked it. lydi**

[t.m.]

Thank you. This was nice to read.

[Emily B]

just like riding a bike, or so they say, i prefer walking