Digging
Down, down, down
into the hard,
impossible ground
Cumbersome.
The shovel or
the weight of herself?
Dig, dig, dig
Sweat dripping
As her soul’s ripping
Escaping.
Hasty intent
Where is she going?
Grip, grip, grip
Caked with the earth,
Surrounded by worms
Settling
Becoming one
With where she began
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Nice one, Mary! I like the narrow stanzas as the reader goes down, down, down the page. I don’t know if she’s digging to understand her beginnings or digging her own grave, and I like that the reader can decide that. (But…once she gets down there, she’s gonna go back up toward the light, right!? <3 )
She sure is 😉
Right on!
And thank you Chelsie!!