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)
Great photos!
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Thanks, Eugi
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Someone was having a bad hair day, it appears.
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Lol. He was when I caught up to him.
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So glad I’m not the only one that has to pull it together at times… 🙂 Beautiful, VJ!
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Lol. No you are not. Thanks Wynne
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Wow, what great photos!
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Thanks 😊
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Vain, but not in vain
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Exactly!
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All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup.
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All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my closeup.
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😁
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Looking better now. 😛
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I agree! Great photos, VJ! 😊
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👍🏼
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😊
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Yes, he is!
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