Harm

 

Trying to write I lift a scab

to see my lifeforce flow,

for under the crust of all things dead

lie things we crave to know...

 

yet with such knowing are we fixed

or wounded all the more?

by careless angst we self-inflict

there is no reason for.

 

 

 

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David RL Moore

Sat 24th May 2025 13:49

I think so too Landi

Landi Cruz

Fri 23rd May 2025 03:32

So late...

I think there is an argument for angst.

Simply stated it says that clearly expressing a problem in words is the better part of the battle.

Clarity is the trick, though. Otherwise, it's lip service.

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David RL Moore

Sun 18th May 2025 08:05

Thanks for the like Hugh.

Is there an argument which supports the angst being worthwhile?

David RL Moore

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David RL Moore

Fri 16th May 2025 04:04

Thanks Graham,

I think I'd have to agree with your mother.

David

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David RL Moore

Fri 16th May 2025 04:03

Thankyou for your comment and thoughts Uilleam,

like you I don't know the answer. I suppose it's just a process, whether it's beneficial or not when looked at from a distance...who of us can know.

David

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Graham Sherwood

Thu 15th May 2025 12:42

Scratching a scab is a wonderful expression to describe poets David. I find poetry an insatiable affliction, at best mesmerising and worst agonising. My mother would have said 'you don't know whether you're on your arse or your elbow' and she would be right!

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Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Thu 15th May 2025 11:33

I've been wondering how to respond to your question, David.

On the one hand, writing -poetry in this instance - is thought to be therapeutic / beneficial.
Or does ruminating, going over old ground, only cause more suffering?
I suppose only the psychiatrists / pschologists know the answer to that.
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David RL Moore

Thu 15th May 2025 08:12

Thanks for the like Aisha

David

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David RL Moore

Wed 14th May 2025 10:20

Thanks to RBK, Stephen, Holden and Tom for the likes.

David

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David RL Moore

Tue 13th May 2025 08:51



Much love to all who endure their own challenges and persist in life.

David

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