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[CdnReader]

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Sometimes there's no choice
but to dig deep,
pull out handfuls of yourself
-- the parts that aren't working anymore --
and toss them behind.
Leave them to rot
in the dirt.

Then climb inside.

Sit in the emptiness
for a

...good

......long

..........while


....................................


Wait quietly
while the dark holes heal.
Wait quietly
until the edges are patched.

And when the self of you
says the time is right,
accept a new infusion
and glow.


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[goldenrod]

I know what you mean. I just had a hole dug in my foot to get rid of some nastiness! The healing is about complete, but I don't know if I got completely out of there before the wound closed!:(


goldenrod.

[blazeofglory]

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Replacing

Sometimes there's no choice
but to dig deep,
pull out handfuls of yourself
-- the parts that aren't working anymore --
and toss them behind.
Leave them to rot
in the dirt.

Then climb inside.

Sit in the emptiness
for a

...good

......long

..........while


....................................


Wait quietly
while the dark holes heal.
Wait quietly
until the edges are patched.

And when the self of you
says the time is right,
accept a new infusion
and glow.


cdn/04aug08

Enigmatically beautiful

[PrinceMyshkin]

And how well you've used poetry as an implement to get rid of the old, fermented, no longer wholesome stuff!

[lugdunum]

Excellent...


:thumbs_up

[Sweets America]

I like it quite a lot, Donna! :thumbs_up


Sit in the emptiness
for a

...good

......long

..........while


....................................

Yes. :)

[CdnReader]

Many thanks, Goldenrod, Blaze, Jer, Lugdunum, and Sweets. All of your comments are greatly appreciated. :)

[firefangled]

Words from a master of how we work and the poetry of it all.

[symphony]

I needed this. Just now. Right now.


Thank you.

[CdnReader]

Words from a master of how we work and the poetry of it all.

Many thanks, Firefangled. Your praise is, as always, very warmly received. :)


I needed this. Just now. Right now.


Excellent! Glad I could be of help, Symph. :D

[kiz_paws]

Beautiful poem, cdn :)

I think that you have poetically given us some very good advice. :nod:

I liked the use of the pauses in some of the phrases, and that last stanza was very uplifting. Great work! :)

[qimissung]

I love this poem~it speaks the truth in how we create change within ourselves.

[CdnReader]

Thanks very much for your comments, Kiz and Qim. Much appreciated! :)

[asilef73]

amen. i couldn't agree more. nicely done!

[mazHur]

self-purification! Nice.

[CdnReader]

Thanks so much for stopping by, Asilef and Maz, and thanks for your comments! You are both very kind. :)