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Temptress
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0 posted 2020-09-01 11:09 PM



Do you ever wonder
when all past transgressions,
laid hard across my heart
might be forgiven
for the ghosts of tears
they still bring to haunt me?
Tangled history is
braided thick
with present love
and I can hear
the black cords stretching,
thirsty for our souls
and again
listening for where the doubts dwell this time.
Perhaps I will not be able to forgive
but I know that I can heal
when your hands
finally
are empty of excuses
and full of me.
How long shall we stand here
this time?


"How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything"

Stone Sour



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Sven
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1 posted 2020-09-01 11:29 PM


"Perhaps I will not be able to forgive
but I know that I can heal"

I wonder if, at times, the two are ever the same. . .

As always, love this. . .

-- That which gives light must endure burning.
Viktor Frankl

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2 posted 2020-09-01 11:38 PM


Lady T...Lots of emotion in this write. I really hope peace will find you and wrap you in it's tender arms. Thanks for sharing this with us...Paul

~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~
Paul

augustsky
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3 posted 2020-09-02 01:30 PM


Wouldn't it be grand if we could all
live & love with a forgiving heart..
but..it's complicated..& there's your trouble.

Pensive write Temptress

Sky~

~ Cherish Everything ~

Starmcneil 1955
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4 posted 2020-09-02 03:22 PM


I feel your questions and understand how deep it goes...tears I shed for you
jwesley
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5 posted 2020-09-05 06:22 PM


Enjoyed this, my friend.

"...when your hands
finally
are empty of excuses
and full of me."  Awesome Line!

j.

2islander2
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6 posted 2020-09-07 09:43 PM


when your hands
finally
are empty of excuses
and full of me.

there is always some way to share, love that

Michael
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7 posted 2020-09-08 07:44 PM


Forever is highly overrated!  Would trade a lifetime of empty promise for one day true and real love any day.

"Perhaps I will not be able to forgive
but I know that I can heal
when your hands
finally
are empty of excuses
and full of me."

Beautiful longing, Jenn.  Juxtaposed against patience wearing thin... me thinks your heart is set to explode in your chest here.

Michael

Temptress
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8 posted 2020-09-19 09:09 PM


Sven,
In my experience, they aren't the same. Your questions have always sparked more writing from me. Thank you for reading. Your enjoyment is a bonus.

"How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything"

Stone Sour



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9 posted 2020-09-19 09:12 PM


Paul,
I'm glad the emotion came through.  As for peace, I'm not sure a poet ever gets that. Especially a poet with my kind of brain which seems to never slow. Thank you.  

"How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything"

Stone Sour



Temptress
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10 posted 2020-09-19 09:19 PM


Sky,
Thank you. I always thought that I forgave easily. It turns out that I don't. It depends on the mistake. It depends sometimes on how often the mistakes are repeated.

"How much is real? So much to question
An epidemic of the mannequins
Contaminating everything"

Stone Sour



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