Does illness have a voice,and if so; is it melancholy,or dark and dank, divulgingdeepest despair, or revealinga vileness of nature? Discord creeps along my veins,disrupts muscles, systems failingunder the oppression –“Stay strong,” friends counsel,cannot hear the gathering storm,feel the heaviness cloaking me. I am not myself, but then;who am I? Is disease a mutationof the […]
Discharge the gun –protection a vesselthrough which our depthsare undefined…adrift Fear is a burrowerwears a false crownbirths losstrusts danger Hearts beg,amid this trigger-readinessfor a guardian – unafraidto court this meaningless Futility unchecked –to study productive optionsunimaginable in the current state of chaos on repeat. (Art my own)
These bones, they saywill finish me – too brittleto withstand the race But I am Willowrecollection wispymy dance defiant Porous as a sea spongesoaking up each daymettle despite the rattle (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own.)
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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