Falling in a void

The void of avoidance

“Missing assignment-”

“Did you try your best-”

Block it out

I can’t move

I can’t think

I can’t change

Tho I know

I  must

Get back to the way

 I was before 

no more

Void Of Avoidance

But no matter how hard I try

To work my way up 

to the surface

Avoidance asserts its power

And I’m falling 

drowning 

in this void

of Fool’s paradise

just Going through the motions

motivation comes and goes

But when fear strikes-

Avoidance grips a stronghold and i fall

Yet

this is not a lost cause

I am in control

I control the void.

It does not control me.

I control my actions.

I can choose to fight it. 

I will choose to fight. 

By Elizabeth Barrett ‘23, Contributing Writer

23ebarrett@montroseschool.org