Walking It Off



He had needed this
A walk late night

No one observing, or hearing

Except God.

He wanted it that way.

Wanted to bellow out

His problems.

Mental illness in the household.

Strange imaginings.

Accusations.

Worries without number.

Without sense.

He had argued often

From logic's platform.

Absolutely pointless.

The delusions stuck like glue.

Had seemed so real to her.

Became the knee-jerk reaction

Under pressure.

Confusion.

Embarrassment.

Money issues.

Wife in the throes of

Schizophrenia (so diagnosed and treated).

Now God was most

Cerainly in Presence

And attending

And hearing out

The deeper matters.

Answers would not come tonight.

(But Father was there

And comforting

And mighty.)

Je ne sais quoi How.



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Written on December 19, 2022

Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 19, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA X X B X C D X X C D X X X X B X A X X
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 787
Words 171
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Douglas Blair

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