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shipwrecked

shipwrecked I lay here

laid low by the shadows that grow

stealing my breath

with the sense of defeat

that reminds me I have no power left

to complete

that which I so longed for

how can it be that this late in my life

it has been stolen away

by repressive forces that just seem to wish

to keep happiness at bay

to force it so far away from me

doom thoughts begin to grow

as I no longer know if I will ever have my own power

again

long ago I made decisions

that I chose giving all I could to be close

but now I realise it was a devil’s bargain

as you leave me with

no exit

I am entirely

shipwrecked

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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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  1. This is a very powerful poem. It makes me feel sad. I’ve been the shipwrecked one before. The one who was clinging to life by a thread, heartbreaking into a million pieces. Somehow, I was able to keep moving forward through the pain. It was a long arduous journey but as I sit here today, I have regained my power and the knowledge and strength to never give it away again. So well written.

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    1. Yes this speaks both to powerlessness when outside forces overwhelm and that terrible dark time when we can see no way forward, but in times things can and do change. Thanks for the encouragement of my writing and much love to you, Mary xo

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    1. Yes I am so glad it passed as I felt so suicidal again but this is where the current forces in the world can so often push us. I am sorry you have felt this so much but I guess its just what we have to deal with. Feeling so alone can come and go can’t it?

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