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Stolen Innocence

August 12, 2021
By toliveg7 SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
toliveg7 SILVER, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"Life doesn't give you seatbelts!"-Batman, The Lego Movie<br /> “Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.”--Charles Dickens


I’m

slipping beneath cool waters, the outside placid,

though torrents roar like churning acid.

“full-mixt” to my lips, I drink

burning a chasm in throats of men.

 

I’m

wading into my thick thoughts;

(“all souls take as time allots”)

inching my poison towards your cup:

stirring painfully… till night ends.

 

I’m

cresting waves of certain doom;

passing hours in these halls of gloom;

striking first blow so her lover falls;

Mooring my hopes in these ancient walls.


The author's comments:

I've been writing poetry and song lyrics for years. Both are grand escapes, helping me dive away from the rockiness of life and into another, more beautiful (and sometimes scarier) world. I love the multifacetedness of verse, the ebb and flow of it, and how it helps us relate to each other in stunning ways. It brings us closer, which I honestly find so precious. My goal is to bring light with my words, shining into dark spaces. 


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on Aug. 12 2021 at 7:16 pm
margaretjames268 BRONZE, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
"We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it." - Rick Warren<br /> "Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett

Amazing job! This leaves my mind working. <3