Challenge, Poetry

Bear With Me

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/bear-2/

Bear with me as I try to speak
Words don’t come easy.
I know exactly what I mean,
but the thoughts get stuck
somewhere between my brain and my mouth.

The frustration tightens everything,
and trying harder only makes it worse.
I never quite know how to fix it.

A select few notice when I’m struggling—
they wait with patience,
reminding me I’m okay,
that I’m not alone in this pause.

I wish words arrived when I called them.
But that isn’t in the cards for me.

So I’ve learned:
if I can’t say it,
I’ll write it.

It doesn’t help every time,
but it helps enough.
And for now,
that is okay.

Poetry

Embracing the Struggle

Frustration sets in, words caught in flight,
Need to say them, but they don’t come out right.
Misunderstood whispers, lost in the air,
Thought I was improving, but do I dare?

Each fix feels like labor, each word a retreat,
Struggling to express what’s deep and discreet.
Yet in every stumble, a flicker of light,
I’ll embrace my own voice, finding strength in the fight.

MAD 11/22/24