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To Our Own Detriment
cold and remembering those
bitter beginnings,
when flames in his eyes
burned the oxygen
from the room;
yet she could not long
resist the light she saw there
dancing upon forest floors,
lichen and moss-rich carpets
lay before her in splendor;
she justified her choosing as
women like her always do,
with slow smiles curving
up one side of their mouths,
just knowing they’re the ones
with what he needs, and
who will finally sooth
the fiercest of his fires,
until it is they who bear
the ugly scars instead
bitter beginnings,
when flames in his eyes
burned the oxygen
from the room;
yet she could not long
resist the light she saw there
dancing upon forest floors,
lichen and moss-rich carpets
lay before her in splendor;
she justified her choosing as
women like her always do,
with slow smiles curving
up one side of their mouths,
just knowing they’re the ones
with what he needs, and
who will finally sooth
the fiercest of his fires,
until it is they who bear
the ugly scars instead
Published 21st Apr 2022
Author's Note
NaPo 19/30
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21st Apr 2022 4:56am
21st Apr 2022 2:26pm
21st Apr 2022 6:05am
Dear L,
Cyclical nightmare situation written with brilliant and precise thoughtfulness. Outstanding message put across with elegance as per. H🌷
Cyclical nightmare situation written with brilliant and precise thoughtfulness. Outstanding message put across with elegance as per. H🌷
21st Apr 2022 2:26pm
12th Jun 2022 5:53pm
Well done.
The danger in thinking you can change the beast. I concur with other comments, drew me in and then provided me with the intended message.
The danger in thinking you can change the beast. I concur with other comments, drew me in and then provided me with the intended message.
15th Jun 2022 6:31pm
15th Jun 2022 7:51pm
I enjoy those observations and frank spills that feel so effortlessly. It's expressed with eloquence.
Well done Luna.
Well done Luna.
15th Jun 2022 9:32pm
