E is for Evolution
I am not the same person I was yesterday
Encroaching darkness seeps into grey matter
Etching deep lines and grooves across memory
Echoes ricochet over fired neurons
Enhanced by the choir of brain gremlins
Ensuring I understand the level of my worth
Engulfed, I succumb beneath the pressure
Every inch of softness pressed tight against bone
Entropy forcing hands to ears amid sobs
Edges of my heartache thrum along scar lines
Excavating slips of soul in certain damnation
Exhausted, my will to fight falters
Erratic thoughts tumble through
Excising slivers of the hope that remain
Enclosed deep in the chambers of my heart
Enveloped by the fluttering need to go on
Exasperated, I continue to remake my mental space
Each day one step toward a better version of me
Earnest reminders that my only competition
Exists solely within the confines of my body
Encouraging me to keep going, to follow my dreams
Even now, I am not the woman I was yesterday
Evolution propels me to a future rife with possibility
©CL Huth, 2023
Author Note: I am engaging in the Alphabet Superset Challenge to create something every week for the next 26 weeks in the order of the alphabet. I’ve chosen to focus on poetry, because I haven’t really written any in a while. Wish me luck.
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