PoetryVol. 2, Issue 2

Difficulty 2.0

Pencil drawing of a dark, jagged storm cloud or rock mass with yellow lightning bolts striking out from it; handwritten notes appear at top and bottom.
Illustration by Jason Gorham

Difficulty, your presence was life-changing.You’ve examined me in ways that made my heart skip a beat.Your invasive audacity has humbled me.Truth be told, your reach is bold,Ever present, always searchingFor a victim to annihilate with hate.You are always lurking,Ready to disrupt my harmony,My happiness,My new way of living.Difficulty, there are no more tricks to be playedI see the cards that you’ve dealt.You are always expected but no longer welcomed in my life.

Poet
Patrick “Biyah” Comi
Illustrator
Jason Gorham
First published
Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 2025 · p. 102
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