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Good afternoon, morning, evening, day, or night reader. :) I hope you've been taking time to try to make those around you smile! While I'm not ready to break down my absence in full force (full disclosure, don't know if I'll share the story in it's entirety), I will give you a shortened down version....burning the wick at both ends...
I've kept myself very (like extremely very) busy the past few months and it's been draining and a distraction from dealing with too many things that I've put off for too long. 
One of the things that I've been getting back into lately is writing poetry. It's just a great way to get thoughts, words, and feelings down on paper and provides me a creative outlet. I've written another one today and thought I would share it on here because if I'm not going to do a 'legitimate' type of post, I might as well share my brain nuggets of creation. :)

Empty Space
By: Jordan A.

Do you ever feel drained
Relationships strained
Emotions can't keep up
Can't even explain

Empty space in your mind
Searching your soul to find
The sparks, where have they gone
Fake smiles keep others blind

Empty space in your soul
Cup never feels full
Days dragging on and on
Darkness's allure a stronger pull

Empty space in your heart
Any second could fall apart
Holding on by a thread
Hasty decisions aren't smart

Empty space in your being
Logic blind, heart not seeing
The struggle for positivity
Striving for something freeing

Suddenly a break in the clouds
Silence broken, thoughts out loud
A sliver of hope, a glimpse of peace
Commitment to better myself, I vowed