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Broken World

Broken World
When the lies were injected into the veins of innocence blue feathered quills dipped their nibs into the ink of golden stories stalked by trolls dragging their fountain tips of liquorice like shining razor blades blunt remarks stinging steel cold biting rabid ripping up the fable leaving their teeth marks embedded in the skin of it all drawing blood staining the pristine dream the ghosting ghouls tried walking straight lines down the centre of Truth’s road they failed abysmally blowflies feet forced first to walk through honey, then butter stopped in their gobsmacked tracks Rossetti goblins sold the dust swept under rugs in their idle markets criminal minds blew dust from the palms of their imprisoned hands into the faces of trust gone blind a mindmap to nowhere in their nowhere land Salvator Mundi watches the eyes of a war torn woman in the mirror the eyes remain the same cold jade cradling in her mind a baby suspended in a jar full of precious pearls wisdom, the jewels are teeth product of the wayward fey hers for the child’s without hesitation she would pay forward, for the child to keep every night and day every night and day she opens the door and shines a light with an unreadable Mona Lisa smile, tight unseen, unheard too soon to tell which way the day the sun still shines through the tears of rain the girl not lost the mother watches on day by day silently steadfast, strong removing herself bit by bit from a broken World the mouth is silenced the story stitched from the deepest velvet dark and gossamer light ultra violet breaks unanswered questions answered knowledgeably dancing between the lines written by hand tearing up the storm clouds in the heart an overflowing dam bleeding life energy sliding piquant notes along an angel’s zither from the dormant forgotten rainbow’s rays feet of angels dance singing from the promise of a baby’s crying breath the Blue Faery whispering love in hidden secrets planted for understanding in another’s world in another's day (LadyLabyrinth / 2021) for my daughter, Georgia.
"Light Years" / Stellardrone https://youtu.be/YPRTIonMVQY
Salvator Mundi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvator_Mundi_(Leonardo) Pearls https://gofund.me/1c77b8d7

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Date: 8/26/2022 4:55:00 PM
Life (Extended) / Ludovico Einaudi
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/26/2022 4:55:00 PM
https://youtu.be/RMvuEhDl_uo
Date: 8/26/2022 4:44:00 PM
Cherish Armour.
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Date: 8/26/2022 4:44:00 PM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/cherish_armour_1019783
Date: 8/26/2022 2:03:00 PM
https://www.crimetraveller.org/2015/07/baby-snatcher-psychology-of-abductions/
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Date: 8/26/2022 2:43:00 PM
https://psychcentral.com/pro/recovery-expert/2016/06/children-with-narcissistic-parental-alienation-syndrome#1
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/26/2022 2:30:00 PM
https://www.scarymommy.com/brother-pedophile-oblivious-trust
Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
Alienation.
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Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
https://www.coralanikatheill.com/maternal-alienation-fact-sheet
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
https://angelzfury.wordpress.com/maternal-deprivation/
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Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/110550/2/02whole.pdf
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
https://cwasu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Working-with-Maternal-Alienation.Practitioner_Resource2.pdf
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/22/2022 4:16:00 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_alienation
Date: 7/28/2021 4:44:00 PM
PEARLS.
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Date: 7/1/2022 5:04:00 PM
https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/110550/2/02whole.pdf
Date: 7/28/2021 3:22:00 AM
So truly a poignant reminder of a mother's love. The depths of which are so deep that only the heart within may be able to understand. This beautiful poem of the truest expression of love and concern could have only been composed by a great poet that has firsthand knowledge and is fully immersed in it. A fav-- a gleaming gem too.. God bless..
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 8/21/2022 10:35:00 PM
Thank you.
Date: 7/16/2021 1:38:00 AM
gvlm...You arrived 2 weeks plus 2 days late, it took over 2 days to deliver you...as if your soul was comfortable where it was, knowing something none of us knew about our future, your future...amidst our own journeys. There is a reason and a rhyme for everything that happens on our individual journeys my beautiful, brave, clever daughter. You are your own warrior, you were before you were borne into this world and you are now. We both know there is a fierce battle approaching - there is no sugar coating it or avoiding it; you've got this and I've got you...always. Always. Believe good things eventually arrive for good people - you are one of the strongest, fierce, courageous good people I know. Love, Mum. x
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Date: 7/16/2021 1:42:00 AM
"Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
Date: 7/15/2021 8:27:00 PM
gvlm ... "If ever there's a tomorrow when we're not together...there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart...I'll always be with you."
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Date: 7/15/2021 8:26:00 PM
gvlm ... "Your mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she's the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick, the fragrance of life itself. She's the cool hand on your brow when you're not feeling well, she's your breath in the air on a cold Winter's day. She is the sound of the rain as it lulls you to sleep, the colours of a rainbow. She is Christmas morning. Your mother lives inside your laughter.
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Date: 7/15/2021 8:27:00 PM
She's the place you came from, your first Home, and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first Love, your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on Earth can separate you. Not time, not space....not even death."
Date: 7/15/2021 5:58:00 PM
A novelist it shall be...I'll say hello to all the water bearing creatures tomorrow as we take a dip in aquarium adventures
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Date: 7/15/2021 6:02:00 PM
we shall see... I am probably more qualified to cat wrangle...i hear the sharks are tiddlers over there...
Date: 7/15/2021 1:22:00 PM
"The maze is a challenge to the brain (how smart are you), the labyrinth to the heart (will you surrender). In the maze, you grapple with the challenge but in the labyrinth, you let go. Effortlessly you come back to where you started, somehow changed by the act of surrender." Miles Franklin Award Winner 2021 - perhaps an omen...why the hell not.
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Date: 7/15/2021 4:23:00 AM
"...the ghosting ghouls tried walking straight lines down the centre of Truth’s road they failed abysmally..." nm.sm/hm.wo...et al
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Date: 7/15/2021 3:47:00 AM
My Only Love.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/15/2021 3:47:00 AM
https://youtu.be/UbsPrMEzfWM
Date: 7/15/2021 3:40:00 AM
Broken World.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/15/2021 3:40:00 AM
https://youtu.be/81wBu2RzVsI
Date: 7/15/2021 1:08:00 AM
Tell Me Something Beautiful.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/15/2021 1:08:00 AM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/tell_me_something_beautiful_1310173
Date: 7/14/2021 5:38:00 PM
Moby - This Wild Darkness (Sunrise Remix)
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Date: 7/14/2021 5:39:00 PM
https://youtu.be/sbJQnxBBAmA
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/14/2021 5:39:00 PM
LUX VITAE
Date: 7/14/2021 5:25:00 PM
The True Mother.
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Date: 7/14/2021 5:25:00 PM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_true_mother_1165956
Date: 7/14/2021 5:03:00 PM
"I have been many women in my lifetime. I have been the protector and the provider, I have been the lover and the fighter, but the woman within I value the most, will always be the survivor."
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Date: 7/14/2021 4:25:00 PM
"Goblin Market", Christina Rossetti.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/14/2021 4:26:00 PM
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market
Date: 7/14/2021 11:02:00 AM
Eloquent with depth to ponder Lady L. Another masterpice from your poetic spirit. Your writing is truly inspired. Thank you for its blessing.
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Date: 7/14/2021 4:14:00 PM
Thank you Sam. I had a discussion yesterday around the theme of poets and dark poetry with Lindley, I mentioned to him some of the best poets wrote from dark places and suffered extreme soul wrenching bouts of depression. In fact, it is clearly evident, that many poets, artists, musicians, creatives produce their best works from dark places as a means to find answers to questions. For some it is a way to survive. I discussed "Lord Byron's "Manfred", and "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti. Last night I considered a child's nightmare, how there is a way out through the terror, through a mother's strong communication through dreams of Light. Some people have a gift inside of them, they do not even recognize until they are faced with their worst nightmare and have the courage to face it full on and trust good things will come through the power of belief and faith. To get to that place, one will always have to embrace the dark and crush it with the Light of Life.

Book: Shattered Sighs