It's experienced by all that breathe
human beings, of every ethnicity
well off or struggling, ugly or beautiful.
Even to animals, of all sizes.
An elephant mother
that visits the bones of her child
even years after the calf is gone.
A dog who's lost their master
whether by death, choice, or betrayal.
All know it, all have suffered from it
during some point in their lives
that feeling of just being
so absolutely vulnerable
so completely isolated
so confused and weak.
It's hard to get through
to remove the weight
that can hang so idly on your shoulders
to find any iota of hope
when stuck in a seemingly endless void.
When