Unstable Ground
Todd Eartherly
Tarelton State University
Todd Brandan Eatherly II is an inspiring author born and raised in the great
state of Texas. As a kid, his love of reading was sparked by the likes of
Harry Potter and the Inheritance Cycle series. Alongside this, he turned to
staring up at the night sky in hopes of one day exploring the universe due
to his love of space.While he originally pursued physics in the hopes of
becoming an astrophysicist, his plan did not pan out the way he wanted to
go. Now, he is currently a sophomore college student at Tarleton State
University working towards a bachelors English degree with a creative
writing concentration alongside a history minor. Once he finishes his
bachelors, he plans to pursue his Masters at Texas A&M graduate school.
After that, he hopes to use his degree to become a full-fledged Sci-
Fi/Fantasy author with poetry on the side. If that does not work out, he
plans to pursue Sports Writing as a job since his love for reading and
writing is only matched by his love of baseball and the Texas Rangers. If he
gets the chance, he also plans to leave sports writing behind and pursue
law school in the hopes of becoming a lawyer in a baseball-related field.

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Happiness is a fragile thing
A tower of glass
One throw is all it takes
And it all comes crashing down
I keep chasing it
Hoping that it'll change things
Make me feel whole
Yet what if I'm chasing nothing?
Can happiness save me?
Can love change me?
I keep dreaming of it
Yet I don't know what I'm really chasing
Eventually the ground will give out beneath me
The hole in my chest will consume me
I feel like I'm losing myself
As life ticks on
The ticks turn into clicks of a hammer
Click click and now I'm standing on the edge
An abyss that's been staring back at me for awhile now
The chill on my breath gets worse with every click
Is this what depression is?
A roundabout race to find happiness?
Or is this another facade? Another lie?
Questions to be asked but no answer given
What's the point when I can't even tell the difference anymore
For now I'm complacent
The abyss won't leave me be
So why not embrace it?
Someday it'll destroy the walls and consume me
Maybe that's for the best, isn't it?