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March of the Shadows

I hold my breath this night a burning lungful of the green and dying sea that leaps then sinks in the minor key of sorrow’s deep and distant light a lowly note against my chest foam and fury whisper into black and godless sleep where the fall of petals in silence draws the impulse of solitude like a poison through skin pulling into life a mad and violent beauty

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Date: 6/18/2024 9:00:00 PM
Great writing. Keep up the good work :)
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 6/18/2024 9:24:00 PM
thank you, heidi
Date: 6/3/2024 4:31:00 PM
Dark and brilliant and sensitive, a real pleasure to read, a fav for me
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 6/4/2024 6:36:00 AM
Thank you for your response, all the best
Date: 6/2/2024 11:07:00 AM
Lovely piece Matt. "into black and godless sleep where the fall of petals in silence draws the impulse of solitude." A conflict of serenity and restlessness. Cheers.
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 6/2/2024 7:27:00 PM
thank you, tonye - have a nice night
Date: 6/1/2024 4:38:00 AM
Dark and beautiful writing, great poem!
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Mat Ignacio
Date: 6/1/2024 10:45:00 AM
Thank you kindly

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