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Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

0 posted 2003-12-19 09:36 PM

Hiding in rejection's darkest shadows,
she shuffles thoughts through winter’s hourglass,
Cowering there so alone, and afraid,
Patiently waiting for this new pain to pass.

Shoulders hunched, head bowed down,
Space between respect and neglect so wide,
She doesn’t realize her restraining bars
Are soft enough, she could move them aside.

A soul so worn, with blank eyes forlorn,
Shunned from what felt safe it seems.
She thought she found her healing grace,
Now only anguish escapes in silent screams.

So gingerly walking through shards of glass,
Tender heart bleeds through a wall of stone,
From this cage once she surfaced,
Now she will retreat to its safety alone.

Those that easily turn a blind eye
To see their own amazing day,
Shut out her love as well as pain,
Now she’s forever turned her gaze away.

~*~

Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.

[This message has been edited by Mysteria (12-19-2003 09:39 PM).]

Alicat
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since 1999-05-23

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Coastal Texas

1 posted 2003-12-19 10:43 PM

Zounds.....forgive, Mysteria, but words have left me after reading this one.

SharaRose
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since 2003-07-19

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Somewhere out there~

2 posted 2003-12-19 11:09 PM

Ahem...silence...

Mad_Hatter
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since 2003-06-29

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Canada

3 posted 2003-12-20 04:14 AM

Wow...what a beautiful peace. This has been crafted to perfection.

Mysteria

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British Columbia, Canada

4 posted 2003-12-20 05:03 AM

Zounds - is that a good thing or a bad thing? Thanks Ali.

SharaRose, silence is good sometimes

Mad_Hatter - why thank you!

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

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Canada eh.

5 posted 2003-12-20 09:47 AM

Wow lady...this came from someplace deep inside.
Excellent write!
Hugs~

~Let peace begin with me...

Alicat
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Coastal Texas

6 posted 2003-12-20 10:26 AM

Mysteria, 'zounds' is what usually comes out when parts of my neural network fuse together from sensory overload.

Poet deVine

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Hurricane Alley

7 posted 2003-12-20 10:40 AM

Sometimes we need the darkness to balance out the lightness in our lives. This is incredible as is the graphic!

Greeneyes

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since 2000-09-09

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In Your Poetic Mind

8 posted 2003-12-20 11:35 AM

hugsssss Sharon.....

amazing piece....so darkly sad....
Lauren~

~~**~~**~~**~~**~~
May the miracle of
Christmas touch your
life with special blessing

H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S

serenity blaze
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9 posted 2003-12-20 11:44 AM

me too, Sharon, me too.

alibaster
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In my own private hell...(PA).

10 posted 2003-12-20 03:59 PM

Ummm, Excuse me Miss...did you take a picture of me and write about it? WOW, if not you could have fooled me and anyone that knows me....
I AM AMAzed...wonderfully said, wonderfully expressed...and ummm, well, believe me...I DO relate...
Until....

Until...ali {alibaster "the Queen of Darkness"}

"There is an alter ego which dwells within every soul."(C)alibaster

"If it doesn't bite, scratch, and make you bleed it isn't worth it" (c) alibaster

[This message has been edited by alibaster (12-20-2003 04:04 PM).]

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

11 posted 2003-12-20 04:16 PM

Sometimes we need to sit in the dark to finally see the light don't we? One good thing about it is we can shove in behind us, move on, and learn from it all. I move on fast

and hope anyone who can relate does too, thanks!

vlraynes
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since 2000-07-25

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Somewhere... out there...

12 posted 2003-12-20 04:29 PM

and me...

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

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Florida, USA

13 posted 2003-12-22 03:55 AM

Sharon, this is sad, yet, it has a positive about it too.
When we learn from the dark times, we grow.
I just sometimes have trouble getting myself
out of those dark and into the light.
Hugs to you, sweet lady,

Ethel

River
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since 2003-09-16

Posts 627
my own little world

14 posted 2003-12-22 10:06 PM

wow, i love this...it's like you read my journal or something...grooovy job chicka =)

- River

Love hurts as bad as it feels good.

darkness_witch
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since 2003-12-03

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Underneath

15 posted 2003-12-22 10:43 PM

it is unexplainable how amazing this made me feel.
its like ive finally awoken from the cdrem i have been living.
A soul so worn, with blank eyes forlorn,
Shunned from what felt safe it seems.

I know exactly how that feels.

you have such a talent to put such a feeling into words.
i feel like such a beginner when i read your work

wonderful
it took my breath away

Mysteria

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British Columbia, Canada

16 posted 2003-12-23 02:02 AM

Thank you for receiving me so well in this forum, and I will definitely be back I am sure

I am delighted you liked this piece, but very sad that you identified with it, and wish you peace of mind.

coyote
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17 posted 2003-12-25 03:17 PM

A beautifully dark and poignant write, Sharon.

CB 8)

passing shadows
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displaced

18 posted 2004-02-23 03:07 AM

don't you know this touched me so deeply

Nan

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19 posted 2004-02-23 07:14 AM

We certainly do impose solitary confinement upon ourselves sometimes... and only we can unlock those bars... Nicely done, Sharon - I enjoyed...

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