Written By Melia Henrichsen
The great unknown
What does the future hold for me?
Unfamiliarity
Uncertainty
Am I capable of being
Thrown into the real world
Will I drown?
Or
Will I learn to swim
Amongst the rest of society
Engulfed in the ocean
Waves crushing me
burying me
pushing me further and further
down
until I’m
Buried neck deep
Drowning
My breath gone,
dissipating
into
thin air
Floating away like a balloon
Immense stress that is
Humongous
Gigantic
Enormous
Becomes its own person
Takes over my body
Debilitating
No room for me
I am powerless
I am broken
I am no longer me
I am no longer in control
Why?
Overwhelm.
My brain transformed
Sponge
to rock
Can’t think
Hit on the head with a boulder
Blank
Blackout
Block
I tell myself
Ignore the stress
Push through
But it doesn’t work
How will I succeed in life?
What is success?
Is it the American dream?
Is it a good career?
Is it power?
Is it money?
I think
True success
Is happiness
Is joy
Is love
Success is surrounding yourself with people
People who can support you through your overwhelm People who watch with you as your overwhelm dissipates Like water evaporating
Finally the sun reappears
After a stormy night
Left with a rainbow
Stronger than before
