Doors slam in the distance
In the wake of imaginary monsters.
She screams in silence,
Trusting in the hope of tomorrow.
Reality is a stranger to her—
A figment of a thousand yesterdays,
Concealed in the aftermath of chaos.
The torment of today
Is inevitable and immense.
Only hope remains—a fantasy of its own.
Nothing else matters.
Art & Words ©Lena Folkert, 2023. All rights reserved.
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Lena Beana
Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose
Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker
Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker
Traveler 🤍 Dreamer 🤍 Wanderer
Forever Lost 🤍
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Comments (10)
Also love your cover art ♥️
I love the line, "In the wake of imaginary monsters, " which can so much about how things from our past can be distracting us now. Many hearts for this one my friend ❤️ ♥️ ♥️
Oh wow the way you write this really paints a picture! It was be my lively and expertly written.
Fabulous!!! Wonderfully and beautifully written!!!❤️❤️💕
You have captured some huge and entirely relatable concepts in such few words. Great entry 👏
I love the hope amidst the struggle in this. Good luck in the challenge.
"She screams in silence" Love this line and the emotion it creates. Great read, Lena.
This is a show stopper. 👏🏼
Living in a dreamworld today to keep from dwelling upon disaster after disaster, heartache after heartache, guilt, pain & every other misery current to suffer. Hoping/Fantasizing how tomorrow might be better.
Very powerful, and a great challenge entry and probably a Top Story