Resilience
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Beacon of Hope
A single flame In misted glass Stood before A vast sea of dark This marauding darkness Was a black beastSearching for flesh On which it could feast But that meagre flame Became a valiant dagger Piercing the beast And killing its power And the little flame danced In the fading nightAs it watched the beast… Continue reading
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Chrysalis (repost)
Metamorphosis or mutation?A chrysalis or a cage?A life reaching its end Or the beginning of a new stage? I must trust in Him Within these dark walls As pain afflicts me From my back, things crawl None can see the changes No, not even me Until the chrysalis cracks And I fly free Originally posted… Continue reading
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Ravenous Ravine
Gaping ravines Creak and groan Ache for a taste Of my wasting bones Barren pits of Knife-like stones Echo old cries Of fear and woe I hear familiar voices From my past That I should never Have taken this path But I will climb Where rivers once flowed For I know what is At the… Continue reading
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The Steadfast Fern
Tangled fronds Of a fern tree Scattered by a storm That didn’t need to be Dust and detritus Shift with the wind Circle the tree With a cruel chagrin Dishevelled and broken Beaten and bowed But this fern tree still stands When others fell down Continue reading
