Imposter

I should be Grateful,

After all,

It could have been

Far worse.

Still there must be

An easier way to

Learn painful

Life-lessons than

In the throes of

Grief and Despair

Gasping for air,

Fighting to breathe,

Hanging-on for a

Hint of Compassion:

In expedience

I was left alone to

Drown

This most wretched self

Bare and Barren-

Exposed

For all the world to

See and Judge,

Crushing the

Broken pieces

Of a shattered

Existence

Into nothing

Almost .

Still from

Crystal Dust,

I rise. 

I am 

Standing now-

Stronger,

Wiser, even

Hopeful,

Without knowing

Anything

Anymore

For certain.

At best,

The same

I will never be.

"I'm Sorry"

Richard Walters

Original song by

John Denver