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RSWells
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since 2001-06-17

Posts 2533

0 posted 2001-09-20 05:12 AM

The more I read
the less I know I know.

Attainment of knowledge is frightening,
as is Love, as is life.

To stay in the darkness of ignorance
and not see, question,

is far safer than the
blinding light of cognition.

That's why we seek release
in drugs, alcohol, madness.

Life

Entering it's light
is painful,

for the giver
and the gifted.

Wrenched from the dark
comfort of indecision,

to the screaming light
of being.

Love
the undefinable.

Overwhelming fear
at it's approach,

drawing us from the
stagnant recesses of loneliness,

to it's confusing whirlpool
of pleasure and pain, light and dark.

Fear of lighting it's candle
of indeterminate length.

Fear of remaining
in it's spotlight,

alone.

I'll hide in sleep now,
light offers infinite distractions.

The danger is
the time from the shuttering
of my eyes,

to the dark comfort found in the
depth of the place where
none can find me.

Good
night.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

1 posted 2001-09-20 07:41 AM

change is always a scary thing,
self exploration and discovery opens us up...
allows light to illuminate our frailties,
thats always a scary thing at first too....
wanting to retreat to comfort zones is normal.
Many find that in the quiet of night...
but even the night gives off light.
Sleep beneath a moonbeam...
there is always tomorrow to find your place in the sun. *S*

Beautiful poem of serenity found in the night and sincerety of self.

Well tomorrow holds only mystery
And who's to say what might be
But in you I found a love so strong
The sun and the moon looked on in jealousy

Interloper

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-06

Posts 8369
Deep in the heart

2 posted 2001-09-20 11:04 AM

Bravo, Richard. An enjoyable read. Your symbolism jumps from the page! Write on.

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

3 posted 2001-09-20 11:17 AM

RSWells,
A well thought out and literate write.

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

4 posted 2001-09-20 01:10 PM

I'll hide in sleep now,
light offers infinite distractions.

The danger is
the time from the shuttering
of my eyes,

to the dark comfort found in the
depth of the place where
none can find me.

alone....me too

a very somber read...

~Wynter

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

5 posted 2001-09-20 05:50 PM

Richard this is one of your very best, and sombre indeed. The more one learns of life the more confused one gets, and it is all part of the process of being! Bravo on this one Richard.

~* If you want a rainbow, sometimes you just have to put up with a little rain *~

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

6 posted 2001-09-20 06:48 PM

Really amazingly insightful and interesting write.
Sandra

Trillium

Member Patricius

since 2001-03-09

Posts 12098
Idaho, USA

7 posted 2001-09-20 06:57 PM

If we couldn't "hide in sleep" I don't think we could bear life, many times.

Betty Lou Hebert

rwood
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since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

8 posted 2001-09-21 07:06 AM

We are always here for you Richard! We are always looking forward to what you will write when you wake. Solace found in limbo. You don't drift alone.

Sincerely,
Regina

Sunshine

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