Sunday, March 10, 2013

Albatross



Albatross
By
Lisa A.Williams


What lies beneath

deserves stone unturned-

Suffocating in thick-skinned

denial.

 Mining hurt-

 Albatrosses

from my own quarry-



  So tender

from their

 weighty bruising, I unwrap

the old, left behind things,

feel their hard edges, no longer afraid

of bleeding,

 no longer looking for a savior,

I can stop crucifying myself.

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14 comments:

  1. PanchaliMarch 10, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    Yeah...the albatrosses live on! An evocative piece, that covers a great deal of life's territory.
    Beautiful Lisa.

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  2. aelfbeeMarch 10, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    What was once a burden, can now be your wings.

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  3. Jennifer WagnerMarch 10, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    Brilliant! :-)

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  4. MaryMarch 10, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    Wow, this is a strong write that packs a punch. Sometimes to stop crucifying oneself is hard, but accomplished one feels so much lighter!

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  5. anthonynorthMarch 10, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Excellent powerful words. The healing begins from within.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 12:27 PM

    I really enjoyed the exploration of albatross' two meanings...some phrases are taken for granted, but get a fantastically poetic treatment as you've done here.

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  7. rchMarch 10, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Yes I agree with Jack, what an imaginative concept, mining an albatross, fantastic.

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  8. Lisa WilliamsMarch 10, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    I so appreciate everyone's comments on this post, you're the reason I keep writing and when I got home this evening and read all of your kind words, it made my day.

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  9. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    I really like this.
    Here is my offering: http://mcguffysreader.blogspot.com/2013/03/womens-day.html

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  10. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Now this is freedom! Well done!

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  11. Kodjo DeynooMarch 12, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    Albatross and that is all that is to be said

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