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Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

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British Columbia, Canada

0 posted 2001-04-13 04:03 AM

~ * ~ One Single Crystal Tear ~ * ~

With her head bowed, and heart aching,
She unfolded her now tattered wings.
Gently wiping away one crystal tear,
She tried to focus her mind on some beauty.
And put away the words read in the poetry.
Safe in her hiding place, she hummed a sad lament.
So sad and haunting, and then she began to sing.
A song so chillingly beautiful, but so doleful,
It could only be sung by a battered fairy,
So abused with broken wings and spirit.

She had once felt the soft, warmth of the sun,
Cupped the tender beauty of seashells in her tiny hands,
Felt free to glide to the four corners of the earth,
On gossamer wings, over warm blankets of sand.
Now she remembered only the wild crashing surf,
Feeling the rage of a turbulent sea, dampness,
From the dew and rain, mixes with his sweat and…
Feeling his weight on her like a huge oak tree.

Her thoughts drifted back once again to the darkness,
To him, and she couldn't help seeing his black heart.
She decided she had to sit with it, try to visualize.
She must reflect on the past just for a moment.
She somehow had to remember the horror in his voice,
How he transformed her with his mocking laughter.
She could still feel his arms around her,
The pain so strong, bending her fragile, crystal wings.

The rough, rancid, smell of his breath and skin,
Against the beauty of her gossamer wings,
And the hunger of his kiss for her soft, velvet lips.
Her fragile heart cracked, making such a tiny sad sound.
Blackness now lived in her and spoke to her mind and soul.
She hated him for being in control of her very life.
He had almost taken it away for eternity.
On reflecting, she now wept so softly.
She begged for forgiveness for him, and for herself.
She wanted to live, to forget it. She had to be strong.
She wished from her heart to once again be whole.
And only one, single crystal tear dropped.

~*~ Mysteria ~*~
© Copyright 2001
All Rights Reserved

Art: Jessica Galbreth
~www.fairiescollection.com~

~*~ I write, therefore I am ~*~

[This message has been edited by Mysteria (edited 04-13-2001).]

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2001-04-13 07:01 AM

Mysteria~

If
your
tears
fall, I
am here to
catch and hold
them as a friend
should always be
Go ahead and
cry~

Love n' hugs~
for this tenderest of writes.
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
[email protected]

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

2 posted 2001-04-13 07:31 AM

beautifully written.... excellent imagery

it's not good when someone has control over another like that....

... again, you have brought a tear to my eye....

Elizabeth Santos
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-11-08

Posts 9269
Pennsylvania

3 posted 2001-04-13 07:37 AM

Your writing is beautiful and your message is powerful.
This is an excellent piece
Liz

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

Posts 27738

4 posted 2001-04-13 08:19 AM

Mysteria...this is so touching and thank you so much for writing this. I am beyond words. I am so happy that you have found a home here at passions. Thanks again for your kind graciousness and for sharing your incredible talent with us. HUGS.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

5 posted 2001-04-13 08:52 AM

Not only am I reading, but I am listening, as well....

Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30

Posts 2863
Sippin a Timmy's in London

6 posted 2001-04-13 10:04 AM

This is so very sad and yet beautifully written ... I've been enjoying your talent

VAS
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since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

7 posted 2001-04-13 10:09 AM

This has some fine imaging in it Mysteria.There's a place I'd like to see you post this. E-mail me if you're interested.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

8 posted 2001-04-13 10:12 AM

I'll be back when my words can do this piece the justice it deserves.
hugs to you Mysteria
jm

Every moment of every day
youre still with me in every way
Every poem and song...every rhyme and verse
youre still here...like a beautiful curse

Irish Rose
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since 2000-04-06

Posts 10263

9 posted 2001-04-13 10:14 AM

God bless you for this write.

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee

walker
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since 2001-02-11

Posts 2240
Florida

10 posted 2001-04-13 10:19 AM

Beautifiul!

A quarter of a century must pass, for the writer to understand what and why he writes.

Joyce Johnson

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since 2001-03-10

Posts 9912
Washington State

11 posted 2001-04-13 10:20 AM

this is so poignantly beautiful. Joyce

Mabel A. Dilley
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since 2001-03-17

Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA

12 posted 2001-04-13 12:26 PM

Tenderly written about a very tough subject. May we see that our children are safe from all harm.

"I am not now that which I have been."

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

13 posted 2001-04-13 01:15 PM

Aww Sharon, this is .......sigh......so painful....and so beautiful. Well done indeed!!

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

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Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

14 posted 2001-04-13 02:04 PM

Thank you ALL for reading this particular piece, and to Serenity for inspiring it. I read her "Suicide Survivor" and could not get this done fast enough. I have so much abuse to write about, and I guess this is a start. I suppose if I am one voice, then others may by example, speak out and begin to heal. I think those of us who have been abused in any way tend to compartmentalize it. We tend ot think it is better stuffed in a box and tucked away, but I am living proof that it comes back to haunt you eventually if you do not deal with it. Again, thank you for reading this poem, letting me cry one single tear, perhaps tomorrow I shall cry another.

~*~ I write, therefore I am ~*~

Martha Cowan
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since 2001-03-08

Posts 240
Groves, Texas

15 posted 2001-04-13 07:25 PM

~*~sighs~*~....wow, Sharon...how absolutely mesmerizing. This leaves me completely spellbound...beautifully spoken with such eloquence and grace.
Hugs to you, my friend, and Happy Easter!
Much love, Martha

Martie

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California

16 posted 2001-04-13 09:51 PM

Sharon--sometimes one single tear speaks the volume of the ocean...as has yours...hugs to you, my friend.

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

17 posted 2001-04-13 10:28 PM

~*~ Martha: Happy Easter to you too! And a hug right back at you

~*~ Martie: It's funny you refer to the ocean, as I am mesmerized by the ocean and spend many hours by the sea contemplating "life" and writing. Thank you for reading my poem.

~*~ I write, therefore I am ~*~

Mother_Earth
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since 2000-11-20

Posts 1370
1/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan

18 posted 2001-04-13 11:54 PM

Mysteria, I have only recently found out a daughter was molested as a youngster. I had been and now a child! I can't begin to tell you how angry I have been. I can take the hurt and soreness to my heart for me, but I can't seem to heal the hurt of what was done to her. Your words do help and from now on I will remember the " crystal tear" one at a time. Thank you. Hugs, ME

[This message has been edited by Mother_Earth (edited 04-13-2001).]

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

19 posted 2001-04-14 12:01 PM

~*~ Mother Earth - No one person can take away the damage done except the person it was done to, and that takes a lot of work. The beginning is to forgive yourself, and then unfortunately their perpetrator, in order to get back the power you are giving them over you by still keeping the atrocity alive. All I can tell you is to make her talk about it, and not bury it, for it will only rear its ugly head eventually. Hugs to her, and to you for your kind heart. Remember, a lot of love will go a long way in this kind of injury.

~*~ I write, therefore I am ~*~

Katherine Chandler
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since 2001-03-07

Posts 280
Florida, USA

20 posted 2001-04-14 03:23 PM

An outstanding write Sharon, so heartfelt and tender. I loved this so much.

Blessings

Kate

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
T S Eliot

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

21 posted 2001-04-14 04:08 PM

Kate: Thank you - this was a toughie!

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

22 posted 2001-04-16 04:53 PM

I understand that this one was difficult to pen... To write is to remember... and we tend to avoid remembering because it hurts too much... or we try... but as you say, it's ever there and the pathway to healing lies in dealing with the memories instead of burying them. My tears aren't crystal... but they fall for every fragile wing that's been crushed... Great write, Mysteria.

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