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It feels like falling. It feels like rain. Like losing my balance Again and again. It once was so easy; Breathe in, breathe out. But at the foot of this mountain, I only see clouds. I feel out of focus, Or at least indisposed As this strange weather pattern Inside me takes hold. Each brave step forward, I take three steps behind. It's mind over matter - Matter over mind. Slowly, then all at once. A single loose thread And it all comes undone. Where there is light, A shadow appears. The cause and effect When life interferes. The same rule applies To goodness and grief; For in our great sorrow We learn what joy means. Sorrow, Sleeping at Last  ________