Hush.
The strongest voice whispers beneath the silence,
composing the structure of its weight from the
deepest echoes of the resting heartbeat.
Diaries of ago play incessant mantras upon the
stringed belly of untoned thought, leaving
the mind heavy, spirit obsessed, and
soul plucked to frayed by yesterday’s follies.
No room breathes for anew, as suffocating fears
manifest destiny in the cycles of the psyche.
Unleash the bitter known for the promise of greater,
for it is only the self that can be so consuming as to
eat away its own hope, its own joy, its own freedom
to live abundantly. Surrender the noise,
binding the ears from all tones within and without,
until peace ingests your being and you lay in waiting
for that which you can only hear when all else is
silenced.
There are so many powerful lines in your poem. I think my favorite is “Unleash the bitter known for the promise of greater,
for it is only the self that can be so consuming as to eat away its own hope, its own joy, its own freedom to live abundantly.” But it was a hard choice. Thanks so much for writing this for the challenge.
🙂 Thank you, Karuna! I felt compelled to at least attempt a prompt before going to sleep last night. It seems my resulting sleepy morning at work is well worth it!
Allowing my soul a little creative space is far more valuable to me than sleep. It’s been weeks… I NEEDED to write! And now I have a great excuse to cheat with a morning chai tea! 😉
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I really like this poem very much.
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Thank you so much, Valentina!! 🙂
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Such great and powerful verses! I liked in particular “stringed belly of untoned thought” – excellent!
Take care Nik!
~ Dajena 🙂
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Thank you, Dajena!! Such a cool name that you have, by the way. 🙂
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Aww! You are welcome and thank you so much Nik! So sweet of you! 🙂
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There are so many powerful lines in your poem. I think my favorite is “Unleash the bitter known for the promise of greater,
for it is only the self that can be so consuming as to eat away its own hope, its own joy, its own freedom to live abundantly.” But it was a hard choice. Thanks so much for writing this for the challenge.
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🙂 Thank you, Karuna! I felt compelled to at least attempt a prompt before going to sleep last night. It seems my resulting sleepy morning at work is well worth it!
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It was worth it from my perspective but I hope you aren’t too sleepy to feel good at work!
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Allowing my soul a little creative space is far more valuable to me than sleep. It’s been weeks… I NEEDED to write! And now I have a great excuse to cheat with a morning chai tea! 😉
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I understand! 🙂
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Diaries of incessant egoes… This line was amazing 👌🏼
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Thank you :-). I most certainly will!
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