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Open letter from the leper community
O but to return to the fabric of my life
clay tablet etch
~ Sumerian~
no, no longer nefesh
the temple long lay in ruin
i knew i would die in this form, luck to have ever been born
sunk now so deep the piled mounds of rolling sand
elegant breccia
~stretching~
shimmer bright, soothing stalwarts
the We for mere moments
Everyone loved, spat on with blistering wind~the circle of fire~frozen
the We for mere moments
shimmer bright soothing stalwarts
~stretching~
elegant breccia
sunk now so deep the piled mounds of rolling sand
i knew i would die in this form, luck to have ever been born
the temple long lay in ruin
no, no longer nefesh
~ Sumerian~
clay tablet etch
O but to return to the fabric of my life
clay tablet etch
~ Sumerian~
no, no longer nefesh
the temple long lay in ruin
i knew i would die in this form, luck to have ever been born
sunk now so deep the piled mounds of rolling sand
elegant breccia
~stretching~
shimmer bright, soothing stalwarts
the We for mere moments
Everyone loved, spat on with blistering wind~the circle of fire~frozen
the We for mere moments
shimmer bright soothing stalwarts
~stretching~
elegant breccia
sunk now so deep the piled mounds of rolling sand
i knew i would die in this form, luck to have ever been born
the temple long lay in ruin
no, no longer nefesh
~ Sumerian~
clay tablet etch
O but to return to the fabric of my life
Published 26th Nov 2016
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27th Nov 2016 4:05pm
27th Nov 2016 8:00pm
Hades my friend- it's good to see you here- Appreciate the props bro...when you comment I know that I'm throwing out something a little better than my normal crapola!!!
29th Nov 2016 1:37am
Whoa this grabbed my heart and twisted it with memory.
When I was a third world missionary in post-revolution Nicaragua, we visited a Leper colony and my heart cracked at the injustice being committed. The country was sterilizing the offspring of the. Infected so that they would never be able to breed (as the disease typically skips a generation). Once sterilized and their parents placed in the hospital the children were shipped to orphanages and foster homes if no family. Authorities were burning down the houses as people died, with the intent to burn the entire village when the final survivor was hospitalized.
The suffering there was immense, and far beyond what was necessary to inflict, when they should've had comfort and peace in the final days of that horrible disease.
I left that country changed forever.
That you for the read and reminder how blessed I am today.
When I was a third world missionary in post-revolution Nicaragua, we visited a Leper colony and my heart cracked at the injustice being committed. The country was sterilizing the offspring of the. Infected so that they would never be able to breed (as the disease typically skips a generation). Once sterilized and their parents placed in the hospital the children were shipped to orphanages and foster homes if no family. Authorities were burning down the houses as people died, with the intent to burn the entire village when the final survivor was hospitalized.
The suffering there was immense, and far beyond what was necessary to inflict, when they should've had comfort and peace in the final days of that horrible disease.
I left that country changed forever.
That you for the read and reminder how blessed I am today.
30th Nov 2016 5:41pm
Incredible tale Ahavati!!!
What an experience-Compassion and Thankfulness are hard won by few...I cant thank You enough for the visit and share!!!
What an experience-Compassion and Thankfulness are hard won by few...I cant thank You enough for the visit and share!!!
18th Jan 2017 3:22am
A deep, compelling write that reminds me of the common attributes all human beings share.
18th Jan 2017 3:46am
This ...as to the point that it is....
is one of the few of my Writes I can look at without cringe.
Or want to edit after two days lol
I rarely like how I frame lines after a couple days.....but it's always stone...edits are a no no.
I'd rather write a new one
is one of the few of my Writes I can look at without cringe.
Or want to edit after two days lol
I rarely like how I frame lines after a couple days.....but it's always stone...edits are a no no.
I'd rather write a new one
