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A pebble falls
Landing on your head
Nearly weightless
So you let it ride
Soon forgetting it is there
Another pebble falls
Staying fast and being felt
You carry on
Because you can handle it
Or that is what you think
Third and fourth
Fifth and sixth
The counting stops at fifty
Pebbles raining down
Each one sticking to your skin
Every step takes effort
But you never slow or stray
People tell you to be strong
Shrug it off
Others have it worse
The final pebble falls
No number given
Yet it hits the hardest of all
The weight is too much
And your body begins to fold
Love it. Sounds strangely familiar, though.
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Really? I came up with it on the fly, so I didn’t think of hunting for anything like it.
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No, no, I meant the feeling of being overwhelmed is familiar, not the actual poem 😀
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Got it. Figure it’s a common feeling these days.
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Yep, little troubles mount up, unless dealt with as they happen, if it’s possible 😱
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Gets tough to spot the danger too. Many of us are raised to push through instead of handling the stress. Almost like we’re raised to think emotional and mental scars aren’t a thing.
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Know that upbringing, Charles – Had to learn the hard way how to deal with it 😱
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I’m still trying to shed the mentality. Doesn’t help that there are a lot of people in my life that keep reinforcing it.
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Sorry to hear that, Charles
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Your allegory hits the mark, Charles… Thanks for sharing. ♥
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Glad you enjoyed it. 😀
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A very powerful poem, Charles. A lot of truth here.
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Thanks. Want to say it’s from the heart, but that makes me feel a little down.
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Depression is a tough emotion to get past, especially with the stresses of the world. I try to enjoy the little things, flowers coming up in the yard, my cat curled in my lap, a good sit-com on the tv- it helps 🙂
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Especially if depression comes with anxiety. I’ve tried to do the little things relaxation. Problem is that it requires time and I tend to get knocked back down within minutes.
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So true. Seems to be a lot more of it lately too.
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I think you’re right. Stress is everywhere these days.
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It’s a killer and we have to learn how to say “No” sometimes, take a step back for our own sanity.
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And that’s just the stuff we have control over.
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Bravo. Our burdens do begin to weigh on us.
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I kept thinking of Atlas too with this one.
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And so it goes. Terrific, Charles.
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Yup. Thanks. 😁
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