hello, troubles

settling into the dark passage

grayscale photo of concrete wall with peeled off paint

How else does one go about making a soul, anyway, except by taking the aches as they come, one by one? I see you, Heartache. Lamentations, I heard you coming from miles away. Come in, chip away, then; there is plenty of me to go around. I know already that you’re going darken the whole place down. Here’s one way to find those little lights that have been hiding in the cracks, keeping company with the mice who ran off with the last of the cheese.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.

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