I have always had the perspective of viewing life with a ‘glass half full’ perspective. I try to retain a sense of positivity in all situations however challenging. But sometimes, just sometimes, I slip and then that veil dissolves and I see the world so differently. Very recently as I lent an ear to a dear friend who was needing to share life from her perspective, (which sadly was from a place of sorrow) I couldn’t help but identify with things that came up. This poem highlights my thoughts and feelings that rose as a result of our shared conversations. Yearning I’m feeling so unsettled, my head is in a whirl My heart feels old and tired, I cannot find it’s pearl The body aches from shaking, as the Earth erupts again I do not wish to be here, for my life is such a strain The light within my eyes, is tainted by the horrors Of man’s attempts to covert, whilst inflicting pain and terrors I cannot find the answer, and it’s driving...