THE LAST STRAW

I'm okay, just wondered how that camel felt when he realized it was a tiny, damn near weightless straw that broke its back....and would I see the damn thing coming in time to avoid it.

THE LAST STRAW

 

This last journey, this trail, an infinity loop

Damn!  This load’s heavy �" I feel shoulders droop

Mine, his and their cares now stacked on my back

That’s okay - I got this…I’ve never cracked.

Wait!  Something’s happened.  The load feels all wrong

I’m just tired, I’m fine, I know I’m strong

I always come through…I always see dawn

That’s my job, get it done, I carry on

But now, on my knees, I struggle to stand

I have to do this! My duty demands

Can’t fail, not an option, what would they do?

If I don’t keep going, I’ll be one, not two

And the others?  Who’ll help them?

Fear creeps in, limbs now numb

I’m gasping for air, But what’s that I see?

It floats down slowly, lands next to me

Thin like a needle, Oh, no! it can’t be!

A straw �" light as air! But enough to break me.

 

 

 

Author's Note

Insomnia...as a muse is a little like an acid trip...perspectives get skewed...but somehow you understand it better....

Reviews

[Phill Oz O'fee]

The seemingly small everyday actions can cause an unpredictably huge and sudden reaction; a cumulative effect that can overwhelm the one who is burdened! Great read and poignant write... no wonder it keeps you awake... :-)

[Carol Cashes]

What keeps me awake is my two potential futures: If one more stupid-a*s comment leaves my husband's head I'm going to have a lead role in "Chained Heat" or end as one of those weird pics of people who have spontaneously combusted. I just hope my very long Blue Envy and Midnite Jade hair survives.

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Wow - just imagine what actions your namesake 'Carol' (Linda Blair) might do... then 'have a nice day' .. on your side my friend... :-)

[Carol Cashes]

I will be 63 in two weeks and decided that my very long and thick hair needed to be Blue and Green, think Mermaid or Peacock. It's startling at first glance, then you see the artfully placed strands of the two different colors...we'll not discuss the blue and green spots on my bathroom wall...