He stood at the edge
sobbing, heaving his shoulders
as he looked straight down
into an abyss deeper,
larger, darker than his pain.
Then his cell phone beeped.
Bright light broke through from the screen.
“Charges dropped. You’re free!”
© Copyright 2019—Present, Jenise Cook, All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
First Published: 25 June 2019, House of Haiku (on Medium.com, I left the platform.)
Image Credit: Julentto Photography on Unsplash.com
About this Verse
Note: This post is a part of my “push” to publish my older works on Substack. I’m now publishing new works in between the ones I’m archiving here.
Circumstances challenge us. At times, we feel we want to give up. We struggle with financial ruin, drug or alcohol addiction, toxic relationships with people we thought loved us, false accusations. You name it, people face tough circumstances.
Some give up. But, many don’t. With this tanka/haiku verse combination, I wanted to encourage readers to hang in there during the dark days and nights. I know it’s not easy; I’ve experienced a good share of hard times to the point of absolute despair.
Together, my reader and writer/author community, we all can make it through the challenging times.
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"... an abyss deeper, larger, darker than his pain." Excellent Jenise. Thank you for sharing this thought-provoking piece.