Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Raging



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Storm rages within…
voracious ebon entity
slowly possessing me

Fighting the
current;
bruised, cut…
swept
away by
another
wave.

How do I exorcise
this witch,
this black bitch
that devours until
nothing is left?

©  Ginny Brannan September 2011
(For Susan, keep fighting.)


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15 comments:

  1. Julie Jordan ScottSeptember 27, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Love this... especially the line: >> this black bitch that devours until nothing is left <<

    My poem has some devouring in it... but not by a womanly figure...

    Water darts

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  2. author.nara.maloneSeptember 27, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Exorcise her by ignoring her and creating wonderful poems like this.

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  3. Steve KingSeptember 27, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    Demons are great engines for inspiration, as this fine work shows.

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  4. hedgewitchSeptember 27, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    So many demons to fight in this world. Excellent poem of struggle and resolve.

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  5. Brian MillerSeptember 27, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    take her power away...invite her in, befriend her...nicely penned verse...

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  6. Chronicles of IllusionsSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    i like this a lot

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  7. ayalaSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Nicely penned!

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  8. TashtooSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Sorry, but if that dark lady is muse to writes like this...I recommend keeping her around ;) Thought this a wonderful write, a reflection of what all we classy ladies sometimes have to endure...good write, Poet!

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  9. ScarletSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I second the comments made by others... we need to embrace our dark side or raging bitch if you like, so we can write even better poems ~

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  10. Tess KincaidSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Sometimes it's best to let her stay...

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    There is such a mix of tenderness and fierce resilience here.. well written, Ginny.

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  12. AphroditeSeptember 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Hi Ginny, this is quite a yearning to be set free. Love the write :)

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  13. HelenSeptember 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    This is so intense ... well done!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Good Poetry! So reminiscent of some of the most flavorful emotions of inner demons I have ever seen! Plath, Sexton... this poem is right up there! Keep doing this!

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  15. Ginny BrannanSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Many thanks to all who commented. Written in first person, but actually is about someone dear to me fighting terminal illness, Words to this are metaphor for what she is going through. Wishing that "black bitch" (cancer) would disappear once and for all.

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