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The Dark and I
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The Dark and I |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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Pitch black Black as road tar Black is the night Blackness, even utter blackness Frightens me not No I conquered the dread of dark A long, long time ago In fact the dark has turned out to be A friend There have been times I welcomed dark's all encompassing arms Secreting me, giving me time To heal Those days of needing to heal are gone now But I still give darkness its due Its everlasting feeling of completeness Daylight can't do that Oh no We're made to look at all of our warts in the daylight To me That's scarier than darkness I have traveled down many dusty roads In darkness Sometimes the dark was only in my mind Those memories That darkness Was scary Intimidating Bridges have been crossed Some burnt I've kissed goodbye In the dark hour Lips which had met mine righteously But cursed my back as I walked away I was born to trod at night With ghostly sages Tomorrow I may seek the light Searching for truth I know I have not found it here In the darkness of my soul Still For now the dark and I are as one ©October 21, 2011 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~* If they give you lined paper, write the other way. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Another walk with you, this time in the dark... enjoyed Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks, Lori. Darkness. Sometimes what we think or want to see there never quite materializes as we imagined it to be. Still, it is the expectation that is half the fun. ~* If they give you lined paper, write the other way. ~*~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
There have been times I welcomed dark's all encompassing arms Secreting me, giving me time To heal I like this image very much... almost womblike, protecting. The dark can be seductive, whether it's the dark of mind or midnight... it also lets us see the stars.  Great write! |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes indeed, suthern, the dark can be good. Thank you for your input. ~* If they give you lined paper, write the other way. ~*~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
"I call on the power of Night -- the shield that I don." The darkness many fear holds a strange comfort... you walk alone in it, and yet are never alone in its company. I can relate to this. Michael |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yep, Michael, you have the right attitude toward the dark. Thanks for that. ~* If they give you lined paper, write the other way. ~*~ |
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