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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace 
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Secret Lines In my silence, I kept your secrets. I kept them all. Even the ones I didn’t like and made me uncomfortable. I rolled them over and over in my mind like caramel. Memorizing each one. Sticking to places unrelenting. Some struck me as paralyzing steps. The line I shouldn’t cross. The one you had drawn. The one in the sand. In temptation you coaxed me over. Were you testing my courage? Courage is rock and is stable. I did step over that line. Straddling both with a foot on each side, to steady myself. And once I did, a terrible wind blew and the line was lost forever. And in my silence, I have your secrets. I’m not disappointed, I never expected anything from you. |
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sunrise2227 Junior Member
since 2002-09-13
Posts 13Ohio, USA, Keep the Faith |
This is amazing to me. I've never experienced prose writing. I've enjoyed yours very much. Thanks for sharing. Donna-Maria Jones |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
wonderful imagery of secrets kept by silence. Kethry Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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quietlydying
since 2001-06-10
Posts 935the wonderful land of oz |
this is a wonderful piece. i'm just really not sure what to say about it. i'm having a little trouble with my words today. where you just have so much to say, but there are no words at your disposal. but i must say i love the line: I rolled them over and over in my mind like caramel. you did a great job making secrets so visual. /jen/ i just haven't been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
Shows you can be trusted. (wink) |
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