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Dead but Alive

Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)

Free verse
I breathe, walk, speak
on schedule,
just as a tree knows
when it’s leaves
should fall.
Gathering the strength
of ocean waves
as they crash
upon the shore,
I sometimes
force a smile.
In my eyes ,
the sun and moon
reflect the same.
Days and nights,
no difference.
The Earth continues
it’s rotation,
spinning, spinning,
as my loved ones
walk in blindness,
seeing only the me
that used to be.
If they would look
beyond the skin
perhaps they’d see
that a heart
can still beat
even when broken.

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Depression is invisible.

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Written on December 10, 2022

Submitted by Giselavigil on December 22, 2023

Modified by Giselavigil on December 22, 2023

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Characters 512
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Stanza Lengths 29
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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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