Tag: struggles

• End of the Line

  

  We have reached a turning point, but there is no change to the story. Every moment is negligent escalation and tortured minds. Soon, we will run out of our meager provisions. Tomorrow we arrive at the end of the line.

  David W. Jones

  July 8, 2020

  Creative Writing

  Blog, death, economy, Journey, life, pandemic, poetry, struggles, Thoughts

• Damaged Days

  

  I lie awake at night, unable to sleep. I have never felt the weight of chaos this immensely, so much time wasted in isolation. Now, I’m waist-deep in tragedy; the moist emotions staining my clarity of thought. There are people I wish to forgive, but I remember the betrayals. I wonder whether evil will visit […]

  David W. Jones

  June 23, 2020

  Creative Writing

  Blog, chaos, emotions, Insomnia, Journey, life, night, Poem, Poetic, poetry, Story, struggles, tragedy, Writing

• Apprehension

  

  I want something good to happen. I wish my thoughts were positive. I want to feel my face again; I promise to wash my hands.

  David W. Jones

  June 20, 2020

  Creative Writing

  coronavirus, face mask, life, plague, poetry, private, public, struggles, Thoughts, Writing

• Simplicity

  

  I followed the trail of breadcrumbs.  A wicked house in the middle of the plains. Compelled to go inside; I turned and walked away.

  David W. Jones

  December 14, 2018

  Creative Writing

  Choices, decisions, life, NaBloPoMo, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Day, National Poetry Month, Poem, poetry, simplicity, struggles

• Precipitation

  

  An unsettling presence lingering.  Rain continues falling; the forecasts contradict the reality.  The unwanted saturation.  The mood a morning fog.  The unexpected moments washing away pieces of the soul. 

  David W. Jones

  January 23, 2017

  Creative Writing

  life, poetry, precipitation, Rain, struggles, Verse