Here Again (a poem)

Poetry Writing Contest response

I’m here again. Standing mute, watching the world go by, unseen and untouched. Yearning, deafened by internal keening.

You’re there again. Living overwhelmed, drowning in your own stuff, unseeing and untouching. Languishing, defeated by internal expectations.

Our souls meet again. Reaching stubbornly, anticipating one free breath, connected and together. delighting in external promise.

A special thanks to Ravyne Hawke for the prompt “stubborn” via Promptly Written.

This poem was submitted the Promptly Written Poetry Contest.

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Kelli Murbach works at being human first. She fills her days and entertains her brain as a reclamation coach, writer, and celebrant.