Drying tears that continue to fall darkly within, unable to stop their flow, because of all that I've been through. <br />Being afraid, overwhelmed with conflicting thoughts and emotions, crying for unknown reasons, just knowing that I need to so I can ease the tension and stress somehow. <br />Looking around, searching within, knowing I can't do things on my own the way I did before. <br />All of it causing painful memories to be made and brought up. <br />Wondering when I will turn a corner and be myself again. <br />Afraid that I may not be able to return to my former self completely. <br />Yet, I feel a knowing inside that better things will come, that something is changing me even as I sit here and write. <br />Something giving me hope, helping me look forward and not dwell on the horror of these past few months. <br />A relief waiting to be expressed in the near future.<br /><br />RoseAnn V. Shawiak<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-waiting-relief/
