Staring into the mirror seeking life
watching each dark night
as I pooled soaking
the sheets the bed clothes
I wore
I clung to hope as I saw each one
waiting, watching long hours
as a cataclysmic event
unfolded
standing on the precipice
of scorched earth
stepping around grave stones
stepping over graves
resting places
the essence of them I held within
the essence of me
reaching to touch shadows
dropping a red rose
atop a casket
my body reduced to remnants dry
as a tree now lifeless
brittle as earth in drought
cracked and devoid of water
but my soul though languishing
refused to perish
as hope will not
when secured in
determination
© January 2017 Renee Espriu
Image Taken From Morgue File & Digitized by Myself
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Well done, Renee. I like the reaching to touch shadows. It’s just what it felt like to me too – as thought the shadows were almost new friends – at least present – and could tell us something. Offer comfort. Memorable poem. Poem on …
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Connections to one another are felt in ways we may never expect. The experience I felt of being so close to dying is one that has impacted me greatly. Hope you are well. Thank You!
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That was a powerful post indeed. Hope and determination are indeed a ‘never say die’ duo which can usher miracles into our lives. So what is it we need to do to sustain these within us in the face of adversity?
Shakti
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Never say never I always say and I always do hold onto these in my life. I believe a very large part of what carries me through.
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Lovely poem dear Renee.. So much said here within these verse.. of both our World and our personal struggles of never giving up.. May our HOPE and Determination carry us forward to renewal my friend in what ever sphere we find ourselves having to travel..
❤ Love and Blessings Sue xxx
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Thank you Sue. I had never thought of being so determined until a friend mentioned some long years ago now. But, indeed, I am a very determined person who never gives up hope. Metta
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Good to know.. Keep that mantra going xx
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