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Failing To Tread
by Hannah White
Recovery for anything never stops
I know this - I live this
And as often as I congratulate my success
I equally think about
(Almost longingly)
The things that danced in my mind when it felt most sullied
My illness is chronic. I know.
And the desire to fall back
Feels easier
Than trying to tread this water
This ocean of healing
See I have a fear of drowning
You could call that chronic too
Thinking the way I shouldn’t
Is floating
Weightless and easy
Even though one wave could swallow me
But where a wave is not my fault
~ Failing to tread is
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