Open Poetry #16 |
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spirits never grow |
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The Lady of Shallot Senior Member
since 2001-10-03
Posts 818USA |
I hold a pale photograph knowing I must get her back. That sparkle and winsome smile amid a crown of golden curls. She floats in a chasm, between all the words she ever heard. "Please say something nice to me, Daddy, please don't yell at me, it scares me." She has been gone for what seems like forever, and yet there is still hope! I know I hear her voice in a mute sigh. "I made a friend today, Mommy, but I was too shy to say much." In first grade someone stole her pencils. She couldn't read the chalkboard but squinted and cried on the playground, afraid to say anything. "Everyone is blurry, what's wrong with me?" Nothing, small one, nothing is wrong with you. Don't you know the experts all say you are beautiful, special and unique? "You don't follow directions, that's your problem and you don't listen. You never do anything right." Ah, but she followed an inner clock. The movement was hidden between the inner ear and her heart. Somewhere inside the clarity of a soul, if one could be defined. It was tiny once but then spirits never grow. "I'm lost and I've wet my pants. Someone help me!!!" I must get her back, safe where she is warm and knows she is loved. There, I see her just within reach. "They say everyone has a gift but God must have forgotten you!" When I find her and I will, she will be safe. And her words will be honest and pure once again. God has not forgotten her and he never shall.
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
No dear Lady. He has not forgotten her....and never will. Beautiful, profound write. ~Nancy~ ~I've loved you forever, in lifetimes before.~ |
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sunshinemist Senior Member
since 2001-09-29
Posts 595Fl. sunshines early mist |
Lady, lovely write. God does not forget anyone of us. ![]() smiles ~Marie~ |
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Mysteria![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Peace will come from within and win over a "demon" every time. This was an excellent write, and speaks to so many trapped in memories that hold them hostage. ~I always have time to listen to someone talking from their heart~ |
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Sven![]() ![]()
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
we all have gifts. . . some of us just take longer to find them. . . well done. . . -------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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The Lady of Shallot Senior Member
since 2001-10-03
Posts 818USA |
Enchantress: oh, I wrote this looking at that photograph, thank you for reading. Marie- No, he doesn't does he? Thanks for reading! Mysteria-you read through to the meat of this one, thank you for reminding me what peace is. Sven-yes, everyone has a gift. Thank you for replying. -befriend yourself and you will never be alone- |
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