When words are not enough

To tell a tale,

When they fail

To convey,

Just how tough

The going has been,

The story teller

Falls silent;

Her lips sealed,

Her quill

Lies still

On the tabletop,

And the candle

Is snuffed out,

While she lies there

In the darkness,

Her breath shallow,

Her heart thudding its way out

Of the wallow

That it slid into,

When the words disappeared

To be replaced by tears.

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