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IonaSandford — In the Secret
Published: 2003-09-05 21:58:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 78; Favourites: 1; Downloads: 34
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Description Willingly cornered, she’s safe here.
Dark corners hide from prying eyes.  
Eyelids squeezed shut.
Monsters can’t see you.  Can’t see you can’t get you.
What do Monsters do, when they get you?
Why not knowing, is she more afraid than if she knew?
She’s hiding again, in the way she always does.
Allowing the darkness to take her.
She's beseiged by the black-eyed midnight,
blurring into shaows, not knowing where they end.
Not knowing where she begins.
Stars flicker.  Flicker and falter into nothing.  
For a moment she almost wishes they would shine,
But she’s made that wish before
in deserted post-dusk hours.
Shaded wraiths bequeath her presence,
For all their dark-hour games.
She goes, not quite willingly into their company,
suffers for a lack of hand to hold.  
She likes to pretend she’s facing her fears,
as she walks out into their world.  
But she wishes she were safe,
willingly cornered.
Her darkness falls.
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Comments: 10

justmelee [2003-09-09 02:37:41 +0000 UTC]

I love this! The more I read of your writing the more I love it, you have incredibly style and talent with your words.

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devilicious [2003-09-08 22:09:23 +0000 UTC]

the monsters

this imagery is fantastic!

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IonaSandford In reply to devilicious [2003-09-08 22:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou. I had been so frustrated writing in the last few days becasue nothing would come out right. This sort of came together of it's own accord and I thought it was ok.
I'm glad you liked the imagery. It was the only way I could say the things I needed to.
IS x

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rikoko [2003-09-06 18:10:46 +0000 UTC]

i like it because that's what i used to do when i was little, close my eyes and pretend the monsters weren't there. i actually still do it in school and hope that all the dumb people will go away. lol

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IonaSandford In reply to rikoko [2003-09-06 21:07:36 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you identified with it!
Sometimes the worst monsters are the people you know, lol.

IS x

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BlackRavenWing [2003-09-06 12:03:56 +0000 UTC]

I like it too. It just speaks how you don't feel like anything goods gonna happen no matter what.

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IonaSandford In reply to BlackRavenWing [2003-09-06 14:28:09 +0000 UTC]

Which is exactly the right sentiment. I'm so glad you understand that. Becuase I still can't decide whether the dark is safe or stifling.
IS x

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BlackRavenWing In reply to IonaSandford [2003-09-06 16:02:12 +0000 UTC]

I often try to decide the same thing. I guess it depends on how your feeling to explain whether the darks comforting or not.

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thelittlecheez [2003-09-05 22:34:43 +0000 UTC]

i like this because you can tell that you had a bad day when you wrote it. i think it's kind of important that however your feeling is reflected in the mood of the poem.

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IonaSandford In reply to thelittlecheez [2003-09-06 08:37:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks.

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