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Dark Caress

Posted on by Penny Wilson Writes

Daylight

brushes the shadows aside

 

My ebony shield

is gone

 

The light of day

exposes

my wounds

 

The world

sees

 

Eyes

strip me naked

 

The demons

move in

 

Their assault is

Brutal

 

I cower

back

to a world

that my eyes alone

are privy to

 

A kind soul

extends a hand

 

He sees the

thing

that I’ve become

 

I turn away

and retreat again

to the dark caress of the night

 

I’m safe

but restless

 

I’ve found respite

until the clouds move aside

and the moon

eats the darkness

Copyright (C) 2018 Penny Wilson

Author:

Penny Wilson is a freelance writer who writes in several genres. She has written articles for WOW Women on Writing. Her poetry has been published in online journals, such as Ariel Chart, Spill Words Press and the Poppy Road Review. Penny is a member of the Austin Poetry Society. Her poetry has been featured in the publication America's Emerging Poets 2018 & 2019 by Z Publishing, Poets Quarterly and Dual Coast Magazine published by Prolific Press. You can find more of her writings on her blog at https://pennywilsonwrites.com/ and follow her on Twitter @pennywilson123.

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