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Reticence
Only just a child
latchkey kid run wild
youth forever lost
Far too old when young
baby on a ladder rung
learning to climb alone
Abandoned and unprotected
reticence perfected
survival, nothing more
Building walls for preservation
dependence upon isolation
yet hardly staying safe
Harboured secrets meant to keep
now recalled in unquiet sleep
I suffer still in silence
latchkey kid run wild
youth forever lost
Far too old when young
baby on a ladder rung
learning to climb alone
Abandoned and unprotected
reticence perfected
survival, nothing more
Building walls for preservation
dependence upon isolation
yet hardly staying safe
Harboured secrets meant to keep
now recalled in unquiet sleep
I suffer still in silence
Published 9th Aug 2018
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9th Aug 2018 3:01pm
9th Aug 2018 3:17pm
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9th Aug 2018 3:20pm
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9th Aug 2018 9:14pm
9th Aug 2018 7:53pm
Brava Mel, are you certain we weren't raised in the same household 😊? "Latchkey kid run wild" is a perfect description...although my wild was tempered with religious guilt and therefore a more conservative wild 😀 Well composed, vulberable piece.
9th Aug 2018 9:19pm
LOL! You and I...maybe:) My poor mother, bless her for my wildness! But I grew up far too early. Thank you lovely.
9th Aug 2018 8:39pm
A real relatable write. Seems alot you keep to yourself sometimes its better that way. But comes out in pure talented well written verse.. Great read.
9th Aug 2018 9:21pm
I wholeheartedly agree. Some things better left unsaid. Thank you for the lovely compliment:)
Anonymous
9th Aug 2018 9:35pm
This flowing style is indicative of you becoming much more at ease and relaxed in your expression, Mel. Express those old ghosts right out the door and invite happiness in.
9th Aug 2018 9:47pm
11th Aug 2018 1:59am
Gotta keep reading your stuff...
Thanks for not hiding your light in a diary.
Thanks for not hiding your light in a diary.
10th Mar 2019 10:27pm
11th Mar 2019 2:07pm
Thank you and welcome to the DUP! We identify with each other and that is what brings us here. So glad you came:)
Much love dear.
Much love dear.
