How To Deal

To feel the burn and not burn out.
Even when you wish to scream and shout.
Watching the others laugh and smile.
Wondering why you haven't in a while.

Trying to find a small piece of joy.
All the while being a man, feeling like a small boy.
Wishing for a feeling that would last.
All the while trying not to end up in a cast.

Hope falls away.
As do the last rays of light for the day.
Now I feel small and alone.
Life draws the chill into my every bone.

To cope and stay.
Or to fade away.
That is the only question left.
Does staying mean I have committed life theft.

by Liam Darby 
November 16, 2018