Silent Appeal
Trying to lighten the press of years
curbing self-pitying tears
grip on sanity tenuous
act of smiling strenuous
for a while now I've wanted to leave
give me a reprieve
my soul has long since left
aching bones bereft
kids visit begrudgingly
albeit acting lovingly
can sense when something's not real
sending out a silent appeal
Persuade them to let me go
my quality of life is gone, you know
the stroke has taken many joys
much more than even I realise
can no longer touch
want to so much
not able to read or write
trapped, stolen, my sight
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Short StoryThe DRABBLE ... A drabble is a short work of fiction of around one hundred words in length. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space. Write a story in any ge...
