(Warning: trigger)
It wasn’t for want of terror –
inexplicable horror
caused me to quake
There was no one to hear –
a remote lair, boarded
ensured the perfect crime
Even in the aftermath –
self erased, movement
adrenalin automaton
Even then, no sound,
voice stifled by guilt
certainty blame was mine
Art of dissociation
keeps me now, surface
calm – shame numbed
The scream a silent
reverberation
tearing at my soul.
(For Ragtag Community’s daily prompt: scream.)
This is amazing, deeply profound. Thanks!
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Thank you!
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I have only one word: WOW!
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Thanks, Debra.
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Whoa! A very powerful and mind-stirring piece, V.J.! Bravo!
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Thank you, Eugenia. The prompt ‘scream’ elicited it.
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😉
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It is amazing how the mind copes and allows us to carry on in automatic pilot, but at sometime it has to surface. Excellent poem.
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Thanks Heather. Yes, it does eventually surface.
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You are welcome.
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Well said.
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Thank you, Liz.
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Gut wrenching poem. So well expressed. Dissociation saves the scream perhaps but at what expense?
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Exactly. Your perception is spot on.
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Thanks.
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The seems to be an aftershock following the earlier vibrations….
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Thanks Ivor. Some hurts, as you know, reverberate for years.
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Oh V.J., this is just heartrending. You truly have a gift, my friend.
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Thanks Terri! I’m still not getting your posts, even though I re-followed you. What’s going on WP?
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That’s really odd…. I don’t know what’s going on. If it helps any, I usually post on Mondays and Wednesdays. I’ve been trying to get them done in time to post early in the morning, but I don’t always make that deadline…. Thanks for re-following – I hope WP gets things sorted out soon. Sending hugs your way!
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I’m not complete without my Reclaiming HOPE posts!
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Awww….thank you! You’re so kind!
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Se welcome Terri.
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Is this an everyday thing or just when you run out of ice cream?
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Ha ha – definitely when I run out of ice cream.
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Really powerful
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Thanks.
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Very disturbing.
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Sorry – that’s why the warning.
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So powerful
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Thanks Phillip!
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