Tag Archives: darkness

Familiar

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

It surrounds me holds me.   It comforts. It’s familiar.   It knows me, intimately.   Reality kept at bay.   This is better.   Safe. Copyright (C) 2018 Penny Wilson

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Demon’s Descent

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

  I feel the descent.  I’m teetering on the edge of the abyss.  Falling.  Yet, grasping the rim.  Holding on to the light. I feel as if I’ve been kicked in the chest.  The pain is palatable.  Heavy, so very … Continue reading →

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Demons Caged

Posted on February 17, 2018 by

**We all have our demons; our struggles.   The Demon screams and rattles the bars that confine him.  The blackness and despair he’s cast over me in the past are gone for now.  I check and double-check the locks.  All is … Continue reading →

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Finding Inspiration

Posted on November 10, 2017 by

Despair makes for an interesting muse.   I write a wide variety of things.  Poetry, short stories, fiction and non fiction.  I find that my sad or darker stuff is usually better than something that is more light-hearted.  I also find … Continue reading →

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If You’re Happy And You Know It

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

I’m happy.  I don’t really know why, but I feel really good.  My life is going well and I’m just… happy! Maybe it seems strange to you that I would talk about happiness this way, but I am so grateful … Continue reading →

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Risk

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

You are the magician, pulling my heart from that black hat. You hold that fragile organ on the tip of your tongue. To be cut out with a phrase. To leave it exposed is risking the darkness.

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Light of Day

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

Light of Day First of all, I apologize for not posting more.  I’ve had my head up my butt and I think I am just starting to see the light of day. A few of you that have followed me … Continue reading →

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