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)
One Woman's Quest II 
Beautiful, VJ!
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Thank you, Susi
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You’re welcome, VJ!
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Red is definitely a mood lifter. There were two red cardinals on the barren tree outside our balcony the other day. They’re easy to spot against the drabness.
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They are so striking. Always lifts my spirits.
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Me too! Berries the birds don’t eat brighten up winter. I always lament at the clothing choices for winter coats – mostly black. Last year, I bought a bright white parka (super warm as well). I love the combo photo and poem. That could be a poster on my wall.
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Thanks Sarah. I’m with you on the black coats – also bought a white one last year – must be a poetry thing, lol.
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I love it! The internal rhyme in the fourth line works particuarly well.
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Thanks Liz
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Beautiful! Red can lighten up and day.
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Yes, it does!
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❤️
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