A Waiting Relief Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Drying tears that continue to fall darkly within, unable to stop their flow, because of all that I've been through.
Being afraid, overwhelmed with conflicting thoughts and emotions, crying for unknown reasons, just knowing that I need to so I can ease the tension and stress somehow.
Looking around, searching within, knowing I can't do things on my own the way I did before.
All of it causing painful memories to be made and brought up.
Wondering when I will turn a corner and be myself again.
Afraid that I may not be able to return to my former self completely.
Yet, I feel a knowing inside that better things will come, that something is changing me even as I sit here and write.
Something giving me hope, helping me look forward and not dwell on the horror of these past few months.
A relief waiting to be expressed in the near future.