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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali 
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I barter self-sanctuary bit by bit, effuse self-hugs- by precedent. Remind myself, I cannot stop- or I will be to blame for loss. Sharp-eye the trap- I've squatted on, test the latch, forgiving none. I settle in, (lids squeezed tight) awaiting jaws of metal bite. Silence meets me- where'd it go? (the pain that tends to come on slow) Creeping to tall- I peek around, and SNAP! (me, and the kiss of ground) "...But a tyrant spell has bound me, And I cannot, cannot go... ~Emily Bronte 'The Night is Darkening Around Me' |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Confusing to me, Devina . . . I was with you in the first verse, but you lost me for the rest of the poem . . . Very sorry, it is me, not you. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Kind of eerie, like you feel you cannot trust other's arms around you at first... that the place you stand is so precarious that it's only the matter of your will that holds you up and to allow anyone in is the truest of the danger... and yet you walk the trap not only knowing it, but waiting on the SNAP of it. "Effusing self hugs" being the futile endeavor it is. Someone should be bringing you breakfast in bed me thinks.... dark mornings are the worst! Michael |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Always knew you had the smarts, Michael . . . Heh.Heh ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
Jerry- Tried upbeat, it sucked with coffee!! lmao. So I guess this twisted itself, self-doubt in my own capabilities, probably. I am good, no worries  Michael- and you! *lookin' chastised...coffee DID get lonesome!  (she protests)You know how I get...peekin' over my own edge allll the time, but you? get warm hugs. "...But a tyrant spell has bound me, |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
Jerry! your encouragement only means I need girl-related back up here... hmpft! grumbles and grins, man... must be this weather ~T "...But a tyrant spell has bound me, |
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