Despair
Despair isn’t useless
Not just a yoke
Forged in cosmic flame
To weigh you down
It is not a sign of your
Incompetence
Or imminent
Defeat
In this soul struggle
Wrestling match
You’ve found yourself in
No
Despair
Can mean many things
A way finder
Beckoning you back
Because you’ve lost your way
A strong, hard shot of despair
Crawling into your limbs
Is a powerful tonic
Slowing momentum
Till time crawls
And the empty days
Provide room
For invisible servants
To sweep out
The trash
It’s not pointless
Or perhaps better stated
Despair has as much weight as joy
Nothing more
Both are buoys
You cling to
In the roiling sea
When you should
Let go
And allow yourself to drown
To sink
Into the stillness
That
has been waiting for you
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