When The Ground Falls Away

a poem

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective
1 min readJan 12

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Image by Gemma Evans on Unsplash

The weight in my chest is sudden
pulling me down
as decades of dreams fall

The room expands
an echo of the gulf between us
my gasping breath sharp in the silence left by the slammed door

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
The Honest Perspective

Writing on the female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at The Green Parent magazine. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.