Damn, this is a good poem.

Beautiful....

"so quit asking me to
imprison the pain and
improve myself,
like an insomniac cured
of sleeplessness with an
angel's kiss."

And that part is just breathtaking...

Hi MaryAnne,

It is so good you have this outlet, just imagine if you could not write!

Sometimes taking your distance, literally and emotionally, even of it is just for a few days, can make you see things more clearly.

If you truly love someone, then that feeling will surface once you are alone. If you don't, then you will feel a huge sense of relief once you have managed to get away, or go into a new direction, as you called it in your poem.

You deserve to have the best. Dare and investigate if he is that to you, you won't regret it. Sometimes, after you have closed one door, a new one opens with a person that makes you happy and just happy, no other conflicting emotions attached.

Keep writing until it is out of your system, ok?

Love and a big hug,

Ingrid

~like an insomniac cured
of sleeplessness with an
angel's kiss.

^^^sighs

Maryanne this is a epic write . Love where this poem stems from, I love that quote. Your opening stanza is awesome with the fire that you're trying to smother the demon with ...I loved what you did there.

I'm not running if I point
my heart in a new direction,
if I learn a new way of life...

^^ I loved this! Ugh, self motivation, justifying what's actually happening ---> running. We always look for an excuse.

This was great, I miss your work and it felt good to read again.