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The Discouraging Ten Elephants

Updated: Dec 7, 2022

By Alethia Rose Braganza





“What does it feel like?”

Heavier than ten elephants (turning my neck to increase blood flow)

I want to say something, anything

“Okay go on...”

I don’t know how. Never Knew (No words come out)

“I feel the only way to release this burden is to write”

But even writing does not feel enough sometimes

Doesn’t feel as though I’d let it out completely




So, what do I do? (My palms are all sweaty)

“Screaming sounds like a good Idea

Probably not to you though”

Should I Paint? (I have to buy brushes)

What if I Get discouraged

“Watch another five hundred movies”

I try that, a movie may last for two hours

And then?

“Those damn ten elephants” ~ The thoughts, thoughts thought and sub thoughts


By Alethia Rose Braganza




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