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On the Other Side of a Peep Hole

They twitch along nerves still wired to those fever induced rooms, memories of faces pressed against windows, peering in through curtains with their red eyes, screams stuck in throats suffocating to a groan in gaping mouths. There were places to hide when day came around, a dark cave inside an iron shed with pale constellations of old nail holes feigning starlight overhead. The world was kept on the other side of a peep hole in the wall of the shed. And yet there were lovely flowers blooming under a bright sun, the day would carry on with the ordinary things that had to be done. Terror would wear off and morph into something else instead, normalized by the trick of becoming numb, or be little more than a slight disturbance fizzing in the wiring of the head. Besides, who would understand when what was there has now moved way beyond the vocabulary of a word weary tongue.

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Date: 11/12/2023 4:36:00 AM
I'm spellbound, I might have read the best thing ever written but I'm completely biased but also highly critical. This is amazing Paul. It could be the opening lines to an intense thriller but it sits here, where those that know look at it and fall backwards in disbelief that another soul can articulate such a feeling. It's too good, my eyes and brain feel unworthy of it - it's true it's lunchtime and I've not had a breakfast yet, but Paul! There isn't a word for how it feels to read this - wow!
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Paul Willason
Date: 11/13/2023 12:52:00 AM
Wow....lost for words in trying to respond to such glowing commentary. Heartfelt thanks DD for your generosity and support...value immensely. Paul
Date: 11/12/2023 4:29:00 AM
well written,l like this poem, thank you for sharing. Trouble with growing up, there is nowhere to hide anymore, we are just left with memories, good and bad ones. l didnt have what some would say a good childhood, but l like that l can pick and choose the memories l want to remember. looking forward to reading some more of your poems. J.
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Paul Willason
Date: 11/13/2023 12:48:00 AM
Thanks Jackie for giving the poem your time and passing on your thoughts...wise words. Childhood is always a mixed bag of experiences, the choice is to try and grow from them all. Tke care, Paul

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