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Far from the madding crowd

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Sometimes I just want to be

Far from the madding crowd

Able to feel my self

And listen to my inner voice

Free not to be also trying so hard to feel how it is for you

But then when the thought comes

Of how I need my space

I see the look of disappointment on your face

Or you leave me

Saying

Love is about always being together

And there for one another

Then I wonder if I have failed

If there is something wrong with me

For needing this detachment

I see a colder part of myself

That just wants to live

Radiating deep within its own circumference

As I notice this I sigh and wonder

Am I right or am I wrong

Or is this just the natural human conundrum

Of a sensitive traumatised soul?

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Published by: emergingfromthedarknight

"The religious naturalist is provisioned with tales of natural emergence that are, to my mind, far more magical than traditional miracles. Emergence is inherent in everything that is alive, allowing our yearning for supernatural miracles to be subsumed by our joy in the countless miracles that surround us." Ursula Goodenough How to describe oneself? People are a mystery and there is so much more to us than just our particular experiences or occupations. I could write down a list of attributes and they still might not paint a complete picture pf Deborah Louise and in any case it would not be the full truth of me. I would say that my purpose here on Wordpress is to express some of my random experiences, thoughts and feelings, to share about my particular journey and explore some subjects dear to my heart, such as emotional recovery, healing and astrology while posting up some of the prose/poems which are an outgrowth of my labours with life, love and relationships. If anything I write touches you I would be so pleased to hear for the purpose of reaching out and expressung ourselves is hopefully to connect with each other and find where our souls meet.

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8 thoughts on “Far from the madding crowd”

  1. We all need to be away from the madding crowd at times. Some of us need it more than others and we need it more often. I also believe true love understands that space is required. While in love we connect to another person but we are still individuals and as such it is important that we feed those individual needs. I may be wrong, however, I do believe that suggesting that being in love means we have to be always connected (physically) to one another is kind of selfish. By the way, I really enjoyed the piece and the allusion to Hardy!

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      1. I love your writing and felt this so deeply. It was my honour to be able to read and comment on such beautiful words. You are welcome. Blessings to you.

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      3. Thank you, so much. Maybe we are. Maybe we’ve shared our love for poetry in other lifetimes 🙂 Hugs to you, too ❤

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