You have known the choke hold of fear,
Tomb of depression,
Volcano of rage,
Maze of mind and feelings.
You have tasted, recoiled;
Touched, rejected;
Seen, disbelieved;
Heard, misunderstood;
Smelled, flinched.
Awaken, remember:
I am the Opener
Of pathways unknown to you!
Know Me!
—
A Quadrille in response to Victoria’s “open” prompt at
dVerse.
to come to the last line one has to cross all that lie before but to be secure in the knowledge of the One is so blissful and fulfilling….
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A powerful piece. Love all the verbs in the second stanza that cover so much emotion and story…and in the end, you still manage to give us inspiration and hope, all in 44 words.
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Oh yes! This is familiar territory:
You have known the choke hold of fear,
Tomb of depression,
Volcano of rage,
Maze of mind and feelings.
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Hear, hear!
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The way you have made 2 words in each line of the 2nd stanza gives it a lot of punch.
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Love this anthem to hope. Only 44 words to choose from and you have truly written a message of hope. There is the guide indeed to help us through.
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Fear IS A source of all weakness..
stress.. and human diSease..
Fear.. IS A enemy oF aLL
that is liGht..
and without
lighT we live
weakness
in DArk.. as liGht
is pro-social emoTions
and seNses and dArk is
An adversary oF liGht.. Now..
Vs.. alWays Strength noW for
no regrets wiTh free as liGhT is Home..
for LIFE as liVinG up now rather than down..
and yes.. the first step is to take another now..
in a different
direction
to create
liGht over once
what was dARk
iN Straight lines of priSon..:)
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A good lead-up to an excellent conclusion.
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