this is astounding Cynthia, I am a great admirer of your work, and this, as isobel said, will stay with me also.
"the child you were
is the child you will always be" made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end.
Thankyou for sharing this.
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Searing honesty, and the capturing of the innocence of the child in that situation.
I admire your ability to get it down on the page as it felt at the time...
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I'm with Ann on this one - an incredibly moving piece - particularly that last verse.
I love the title - I've always believed that healing yourself involves letting go of blame - seeing the reasons for behaviour in those who let us down. Your poem exemplifies that. To be fair to others on here though - how much we can all do that depends on the situation - some things can never be explained away or justified.
'To find sunshine in the frightening cellars of my parent's pain' stood out for me. It is sad how we all hand on pain, isn't it? I'm pretty sure you have managed to break that chain though Cynthia.
I loved the poem. It is a deeply memorable one and will stay with me. x
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Fanbloodytastic
I thought you said you didn't/couldn't DO visceral rage?!
Resonates deeply with me. I finally managed to love myself too, some of us brave/lucky/strong ones do. Still hugely affected by my own childhood though. Some things I just cannot shake.
This is a brilliant piece of writing Cynthia - thank you so much for sharing it.
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hmm luv th movie and also suffer wit th occasional bout of insomnia lol xx
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fascinated by ur words hun x
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Thanks, glad you enjoyed my work xo
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Thanks, I wrote this one with a mix of insomnia and watching Fight Club x
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absolutly loved it xx
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ha ha ha i copped dt wen i was on ur page hun lol freaky!! xx
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i dwnloaded it from my email so im gna settle dwn to read it later xxx
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aw jules wow,for th first time thou??lol im a bit slow tday im afraid
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Wed 9th Mar 2011 13:25
Thanks Steve and Andy ;-)
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Wow Cynthia - the last verse has me in tears! But in a good way! What an honest woman you are - or an honest child! I feel exactly the same now as I did when I was seven, when you cut away all the dross. xx
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An exceptional piece of writing, Cynthia. If we were still doing 'Poem of the Month' this would be on my short list. I salute your courage and honesty.
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no worries girl ill check that today and send ya one back.
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thanks again kealan...ye jules the mood has everything to do wit th style of th poem i write..sometimes i get really dark its scary x
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ha ha ha so true bt no regrets..everything is the way its supposed to b now lol well kinda!
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thank ye all for even taking the time to read my poems it's the boost i need to keep scribbling lol
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simple and elegant, great thought awareness and clear theme.
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thank u for yer engcouragment lads xxx
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really enjoyed this one aswell, excellent mood conveyed here.
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this is another great piece mel, realy enjoyed it
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listenin to nina simones version of cohen's suzanne its fukin brill bro x
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ye gud here hun same ole shit love..things went dark for a wile bt getn slowly betr xx
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beautiful piece girl, honest meaningful writing
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i sent u an email neway hun k xxx
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i miss ya too girl, yea its grand over here getting things in order. reading a couple of times and that. Hows everything at ur end?
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aw wow hun its beautiful..simple and wee bt beautiful...ye th chat thingys all messed up tday! i rly miss ya bro,how r u getn on over der?
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Thanks Melanie watch out for Poems across the pond
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i love it hun,im fascinated by granfather clocks!!
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Melanie, thanks for your 'first' comment. I didn't realize I was even posted yet. I am encouraged.
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I have decided to share this, considering all the current topics being aired, I think, honestly. It was written many years ago, as a real need to examine the flippant 'I hate my mother' syndrome so overdone. So, I'm stirred up in the same 'mentally overwrought pot' as everybody else. I read this at the Greenroom, Manchester, two years ago.
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love it hun..really cheery x
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i absoulutly loved this hun x
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i cant find 'daisy' jules?
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alot of people think this is about abortion hun bt its not its about my mother and my seven siblings x
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thank you sweety x this and th wonders of th womb r my fav writes
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Wed 9th Mar 2011 10:06
Brilliant, please read Spike Milligan's One of Us - that made me cry too. I did not know what it was about for a while. Spike had bi-polar too.
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Isobel
Wed 9th Mar 2011 14:45
Perhaps I should have taken a leaf out of this book before I got wed? It might have saved me an agonising slow death.
Only joking of course - I wouldn't be without the ensuing prodigy.
A nice light hearted piece Melanie - I hope!
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