These barriers –
iced over sentiments
barbed-wire wounds –
How do we reconcile
when questions
resist answers?
What remains
to be solved?
I retreat into misery
Should never have allowed
heart to even hope –
Belle, you torture me so.
(Tuesdays, I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
One Woman's Quest 
great artwork … sorry you’re so blue … hope more hues creep in soon .. hugs
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Thanks Kate. I’m fine. Purely a creative moment.
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ah that is a relief, I was thinking it might be a call for support … drew me in for sure!
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You are sweet to care.
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That last stanza is a real heart-breaker.
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Thanks.
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Well expressed
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Will you be destroying Tokyo like Godzilla in the near future?
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No. That is so done. I am Beast as in Beauty and the Beast. Thus Belle.
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I was wondering where Belle came from!
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Riddle solved.
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Nice: “How do we reconcile / when questions / resist answers?” Great title!
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Thanks Benjamin.
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Welcome!
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This is so good! I also LOVE that line as well as the fitting title.
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Thanks Angela. Appreciate your input.
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My pleasure. 💜
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Thanks for sharing.
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