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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.

Nature Reflecting on Crystal Glass

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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?

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