An incorrigible hagengages my loneliness –like an assassin sniffing outany scent of vulnerability I am lowering standardsthis history of imprisonmentenabling inappropriate openings I cry for new perspectiveponder after boundariesintending to defend Like an unwanted bullseyeI am pursued on repeatmalice considering mea problem to be solved Who is this old womanwhose thoughts are daggerswho calls upon […]
I know that abyss –swallowed up as I waspunch-drunk on darkness Bled as I emerged,each reach a scrape –there was release too Revived now, I honourthat passage, recognizethe making of a woman. (Making of a Woman first appeared here, December 2021. Image: self portrait in ink)
I loved these photos especially the first one. I think the out of focus background made that little bird ‘pop’. I even felt I could see a determined expression on his face!
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Thanks Sarah. Love the birds.
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Lovely 🙂
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Thanks
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These are some gorgeous shots V.J.!
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Thanks Terri
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