She held her breath, praying it would be the last. Cursing her lungs for their tenacious strength. Strength, she wished, was instead held within her mind. Yet she was held captive in a body that fought tirelessly to survive, with a mind that incessantly tempted her with the release of death.
She'd grown less and less attached to this life. A dull watered-down version of herself. Hoping to one day, dissolve completely. She was tired, the world had drained her of everything she was. She simply wanted it to end.
Some days, she felt everything at once. Others, nothing at all.
Today, the weight of the pain drove her to her knees. Grit and gravel tore at her flesh, like butterfly kisses when compared to the rib splitting agony she felt deep within her chest.
Muscles pulled so taut with tension they threatened to tear themselves apart. Throat scorched raw from heart wrenching sobs that bellowed from the depths of her soul.
Just when the temptation of death triumphs, it's as if nature herself whispers 'don't you dare give up' and she finds relief.
Her fingertips drew firmly to the soil, grounding her shaking palms.
Tears that once welled into the corners of her eyes, spill down her cheeks. Watering the earth beneath her.
Deep lungfuls of honeysuckle and gardenias force air into her ridged chest, calming her ragged breaths.
The clouds momentarily part as if they've heard her cries, blanketing her skin with rays of warm comfort.
Grief. The only way to live with it, is to embrace it. For it only exists where love lived first.
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