through her mind’s thesaurus
she searched for other words for her wrists, singed
her edges smouldering, smoke fringed
internal edges, that is.
Scrambling through the messages in his eyes
he finds the one he wants to send her, hopefully
she’ll read it without doubt, earnestly
not doubting him, that is.
The other he, she should be doubting
he holds that glass, sun’s rays re routing
to warm her, that is
what he’s always told her…
Vanessa, this is powerful and wonderfully constructed poetry.
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Davy! Thank you! That means so much you think so.
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It connected with some of the things I encountered in my days in the Police Vanessa.
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I’m so glad it did! I tried to capture the complexity…
I’m on the DV taskforce for my church body, it’s been so on my heart lately, especially.
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It worked Vanessa. I found DV was always a very difficult thing to deal with. It was so complex and it seem to be embedded in the generations of some families.
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It’s truly tragic!
I got very involved with the lives of an Afghani refugee family when we were in the States…needless to say, their story was so complex and so heartbreaking. (These people are dealing with layers of trauma we can only imagine in the west.) But i don’t know how people (you) cope(d) dealing with these cases all the time! My hat’s off to you.
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Thanks Vanessa, I dealt with numerous cases and, as you say, difficult to imagine what they were going through. It is sad to say but I think you just build a shield and try to work out the best way to deal with it as a human being.
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Most definitely!
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Well, I’m glad, and not, of course. I’m sure you had to deal with awful things!! 😢
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I was lucky in that I was just a witness Vanessa and not a part of some of the nightmares I had to deal with. It always left me with a feeling of appreciation for the life I had and also the strength and courage some people had, to face and deal what they went through.
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Yes, I am truly in awe of a number of people I’ve met! And agree, very grateful.
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It is strange Vanessa, but you draw strength from these people when you see how they survive in some of the experiences they have been through.
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It is strange. And so humbling!
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Lovely and perfectly enigmatic
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Thanks AP. I so appreciate your feedback.
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You are so welcome. 😉
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Beautifully and expertly done. I’m impressed by you!
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Thanks so much BWC!
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I especially love the balanced composition of this poem.
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Thank you!
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This is beautiful, Vanessa. ❤
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Thank you Maria. I really appreciate that as I love your writing!
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I love the second paragraph a lot
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Thank you! That means so much to me. That’s probably my favourite part.,
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Great work, Vanessa, concise, powerful, mysterious. 👏 Like they said. 😸
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Hi Steve! Thank you so much! 👊 (haha one of my favourites).
But really, that means a lot.
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Very welcome. I’m just starting to learn emoji, I fear I’ll make a grave mistake 🤓 and with wp no takebacks on other people’s blogs. 😸
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Haha I totally get it. The fear is real.
(And geeky smiley face is about my second favourite, I just don’t have it on my phone. Please use it liberally on my blog 🙂 )
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🤓🤓
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I’m showing up here for some friendly banter, or a little word sparring. I’m in the red corner with some oversized gloves on … air jabbing, trying to impress you with my moves. Just like you impress me with your WORDS 🙂
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hahaha I am pretty sure you would win…but thank you!
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Pleasure is mine V! I like hanging out in you blog space 😊
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The feeling is definitely mutual! 😁🥂
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