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starlight
I stir the mist lightly
so not to trouble
the murky black
I know all about the dark
seek the light with my soul
a place where I have wings
no longer tethered to the Earth
somewhere demons can't follow
being tied to the bowels of this kingdom
I take flight in my night terrors
with mighty wings
into the night air
flee Lucifer who seeks to confound me
tempted with drugs
done in days past
straight jacket thoughts
that strangle in sleep
I evade him among the stars
they shine brightly
guide me home
my final destination
in the heavens
my place secure among their ranks
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Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 7:01pm
This conjures images in my mind of slipping as silently as possible past sleeping beasts, trying to escape to the sunlight. Or in this case, stars. I understand the idea of not stirring up the silt here. You truly do have a place among the stars, Brenda. Illuminating and dazzling in the darkness in which you so often dwell. :)
Willow
Willow
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Re: Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 7:04pm
thank you lovely Willow it's funny you picked on my being careful today not wanting to stir the darkness because the evil that has been plaguing me would have made for juicier fair but I just don't want to give my demons play.. I deeply appreciate you..
love Brenda
love Brenda
Re. starlight
Anonymous
23rd Nov 2016 7:06pm
Love this passionate write.
Such potent imagery.
You engulf us, with your depth. 💓
Such potent imagery.
You engulf us, with your depth. 💓
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23rd Nov 2016 7:12pm
Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 7:49pm
Taking this write very seriously, Brenda. I hearken back to certain demons who still want to ravage me after all this time. To "stir the mist / so not to trouble / the murky black" is an upbeat part of survival, believe me I know whereof you speak. So much about this poem mirrors my thought process. Fabulous write!
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23rd Nov 2016 9:37pm
thank you graciously Jerry I thought about writing about the drug demons that have been hunting my soul without mercy while I sleep but decided not today.. I would rather focus on the light.. I deeply appreciate your understanding and the love you've shown this write..
love Brenda
love Brenda
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Re: Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 9:42pm
thank you Adam so grateful to see someone who knows addiction walking down the right path..
love Brenda
love Brenda
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23rd Nov 2016 11:25pm
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23rd Nov 2016 11:26pm
Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 9:54pm
And that's how we do it; we rise until the light destroys the darkness we no longer wish to face.
Beautifully done, Brenda. I admire your courage and your strength, your willpower to be an example
to all who may fall and only think they cannot rise again. xo
Beautifully done, Brenda. I admire your courage and your strength, your willpower to be an example
to all who may fall and only think they cannot rise again. xo
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Re: Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 10:13pm
thank you Sage One I"m having some rough nights and days but i'll be star gazing until the demons go there way..
love Brenda
love Brenda
Re. starlight
23rd Nov 2016 9:56pm
Your flight from Lucifer thrills me Crim. You're too much of a prize for the likes of him.
I evade him among the stars
they shine brightly
guide me home
You're a star yourself and one of the brightest here. Illuminating work!
I evade him among the stars
they shine brightly
guide me home
You're a star yourself and one of the brightest here. Illuminating work!
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23rd Nov 2016 10:14pm
thank you graciously Sir Crow.. I've seen some dark things in my nightmares and have been warned of their meaning..
love Crim
love Crim
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Anonymous
24th Nov 2016 3:30am
Wrapping my heart around you, my ladyloves..
this just touched me something aweful
this just touched me something aweful
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24th Nov 2016 4:55am
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27th Nov 2016 4:48pm
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Anonymous
25th Nov 2016 3:38am
My Beautiful Brenda....such an enchanting and yet tense write....I see you flying high, twisting and diving out of the clutch of the demons which torment you....wonderfully done as always...and be sure to know if you need to find refuge quickly, I am only a pitch of wings away....
I love you so very much!
xoxo Taryn
I love you so very much!
xoxo Taryn
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Re: Re. starlight
27th Nov 2016 4:49pm
thank you my beautiful one together we will slay these beasts :)
I love you..
xo Brenda
I love you..
xo Brenda
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Anonymous
25th Nov 2016 4:52pm
Brenda.. wow.. such depth, and passion.. you never fail to amaze me.. love you!!
Dave
Dave
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27th Nov 2016 4:49pm
Re. starlight
25th Nov 2016 6:52pm
wow! - life = the struggle; you encapsulate the struggle between good and evil perfectly :-)
an excellent write :-)
an excellent write :-)
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27th Nov 2016 4:50pm