Prologue
The unseen shoe drops.
The sword falls with a clatter.
And now? It’s undone.
The Reveal
She’s blinking in shock.
Her life – scrambled in a day.
Which direction now?
Reaction
She sees what’s occurred.
With the news, her stomach turns.
Tragedy, now fact.
Rejection
“No – it cannot be.”
The pain is just too surreal.
This is not her life.
Rage
Mean-spirited world:
What’s the worth of anything,
if it’s all unfair?
Reevaluation
Hypotheticals.
Fighting with one-thousand ‘if’s.
Could things get better?
Rust
Hands – broken under
the heavy shells of remorse.
Broadcasting for help.
Reason
Compromise. Patience.
They can’t make it all okay,
but there’s strength in there.
Recovery
The shockwave passes.
The ego remains intact.
She has withstood it.
The Return
A thing of the past.
Nothing to do except heal.
Pain, and all things, fade.