Tethered
Life is hard
when your spirit
longs to take to the sky
and be free
but your heart
is tethered
to the earth. The
tension on the chain
is enough to
break your soul
into two bloody parts.
Has broken.
One part
lies bleeding
on the ground,
the other drips drops
of deep red
as it’s dragged along
through the sky on
the end of the chain
so that everywhere you go
you are only reminded
of how your life is
slowly bleeding to death.
Reposted from 2/28/15
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This is, pardon the pun, to the heart of the matter. It is gritty! Probably akin to the kind of poetry I would write. I loved it, felt it, felt the compelling inner conflict. EXCELLENT!
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Yes! You are a very gritty writer. That’s what makes you so interesting. I just wish I had your eloquence. Even your off-handed comments blow me away, girl! {{{Fim}}}
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Eloquence comes in many forms, my friend, and you have it in spades! {{{Calen}}}
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You’re sweet…
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You OK GF?
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Yep, Colls. I’m fine. I was just recycling an old poem yesterday ’cause I couldn’t think of anything new! And I like that one! LOL Thank you for checkin’ up on me. You’re such a dear heart! {{{Colls}}}
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In that tension there is death and in that tension there is rebirth. Very well done my friend
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Had you not read this when I originally posted it? I thought you had. I believe you were in teaching mode about BOTH at the time. {{{PG}}}
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I read it. Good stuff like that keeps teaching. Sometimes the student is slow. I have come from behind the podium and taken my seat before your words. 🙂
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No, I think maybe you are in the process of grabbing hold of the string to pull your heart back together again. ❤
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Water in the desert, a way where there is no way, death and rebirth, living in the tension of the paradox, both and I think just might be the way. Gonna find out. 🙂
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You are very brave groovy dude… 🙂 I will be waiting for the next lesson.
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Real and beautiful
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Must be morning! I left the wrong reply on the wrong post… (rolls eyes) I’m glad you liked it. It was rather tragic but that’s how I feel sometimes. Thanks for stopping by.
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Yes I feel that way too- which Is why I connected. Thank you❤️
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Wow that sounds like a lot of bleeding.
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FEELS like it when I’m in that particular mood! LOL Thanks, Donna. I appreciate you dropping in this morning.
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