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Golden days before sorrow

How I long to return to the golden days

Before unresolved sorrow took up its residence in this heart

Clouding my vision

Eclipsing the joy of  pure unbridled innocence

Behind terror and fear

Convincing me somewhere deep inside

That in opening my heart

I would never be safe again

God knows the heart has its reasons

For protecting us from pain

And if we have been defeated by love so often

How do we dare to risk and trust again

Opening our heart to others 

But hiding the deeper wounds inside?

We must recover such painful terrain

Littered with corpses we may never

Have had the chance

To lay to rest

Doing our level best

Not to be sucked under

By the swamplands hidden depths

So dear spirit

Arm me with this courage please

Protective inner angel

Let me know demons only long for us

Keep shut the locked doors

That in opening

Would give them air and a space to breathe

And sound out their grievances

Liberating them to fresh air

Freeing our soul to inhabit an open space

Which transports us to

That most longed for comfort

Of the healing place 

But we can never go back on this path of life

And even if it leads us through the fire

So onwards we must travel

And let ourselves burn

Until all the is left is the truth of a soul

Who said yes to the journey 

Through fronting up

And facing it all

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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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  4. An intriguing piece, and it’s hard to keep fighting, and stop the fires of pain hurting again…… I’m grinning and bearing it at the moment, and battling on, not sure why, …my goals are maintaining my strength

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      1. Thank you, the recovery process is going ok, but its a battle, everything is so tiring. This is my 2nd stroke, I was younger, fitter and stronger. I’ve been having my doubts this time, whether I’m good/strong enough, to get through the process, but I’m trying, however some days are tiring, and it’s so hard to stay positive within myself…………..

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  5. What a wonderful poem of hope and healing. I relate so much!
    …”And even if it leads us through the fire
    So onwards we must travel
    And let ourselves burn
    Until all the is left is the truth of a soul
    Who said yes to the journey …” Yes I am on this journey as well. Nice to meet you!
    Roxanne 😇 🙏

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      1. Thank you too, Emerging! (May I call you that? or eftdk?) You have a great blog! I hope you get a minute to check out mine too–hopehealinghaven.com. Hugs 💞, Roxanne

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  6. I can really relate to this poem. It brought tears to my eyes. For so long I have always wished and hoped to be a kid again, to be free. It’s a long and painful journey. I’m glad I have found others who also know this pain. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Wow I am so glad it touched you so deeply. Its a sad loss that innocence and awe of childhood… so precious. We are a loving community here and I am so very grateful for that. I am here symbolically holding your hand. ((–))

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