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 
Bring it on!
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😊💕
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I wonder how that change will manifest!
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Hard to say, but all change is good, right?
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I wouldn’t say all change is good . . .
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It was tongue-in-cheek. 🙃
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Oops. 🙂
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Lol
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Yayy! That’s a good sign.
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It sure is! Thanks
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You are welcome.
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I can feel the power of this!
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Woohoo! Spread it around!
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Me too, V.J., me too. I love how you presented this. Is it layered over a photo or one of your paintings?
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Yes! Conveying the restlessness in both words and image. Thanks.
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You’re welcome. It was nicely done.
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Very inspiring
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome
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