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Smashing Secrets |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Deep in the night I would lie awake Blankets pulled tight over tousled head Barely breathing All senses wrapped in darkness Sense of hearing on guarded alert Did a board squeak? Did a door creak? Secrets loitered in recessed corners Lost in the cracks of broken logs Forever sealed By promises of retribution, retaliation Until my mind shut down Did whispered steps stop outside my door? Light touch disturbed sleep finally attained Body tensed as my mind sang a silent escape Lullaby soothed And I grew smaller as knowledge grew Invisibility cradled me in comfort Now? Now I am no longer invisible Retaliation and retribution feed me and I share the knowledge that secrets happen every day .. and every night .. if we allow them to. Alison |
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icequeen Senior Member
since 2001-12-09
Posts 633FL USA |
Alison - I cannot tell you how moved I am by your words. Again, I would like to share this with a friend who needs to read your work, so she can put herself back together again. Beautifully written, intensely moving. Brilliant. Thank you for sharing this. Caroline |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Caroline Thank you with heart-felt thanks. Share as you wish. Alison |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
your strength makes me smile hugs to you |
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