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The Sunday Whirl presents these twelve words for us to use in a creative writing piece.
churn secret battle names glimpse cradle skins dragons stir flash fringe illusion
Poets & Storyteller's prompt is "Celebration". I merged the two.
No Promises
“Realize deeply that
the present moment
is all you ever have.”
- Eckhart Tolle.
The stomach churns.
I don’t want to believe it.
But I must.
The dragons of fear
Cast long shadows.
Shadows that foretell
Nameless loss and pain.
Pain with names too.
Do I battle? Fight it?
Can I fight it?
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No secrets held here,
It is a waiting game.
A glimpse of hope
Not a flash, a flicker,
Stirs now and then.
Is it an illusion?
A soft cradle of hope?
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A fringe technique
With a name too long
And no promises.
Is it a cure?
Or just a delay?
Is it too early to celebrate?
Only time will tell.
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Time does tell—
Silence.
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The name too long? Bevacizumab.
ReplyDelete(Said quickly three times while standing in a chalk pentangle and you will get sucked into the underworld.)