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I left you because I lost myself;
drained of blood and bone, I woke up
to find my shadow hiding
beneath your stormy cloud.
I gathered my strength,
got to my feet
and ran far
to find
me.
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KJ Aartila
A writer of words in northern WI with a small family and a large menagerie.
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Comments (12)
This is awesome.
☺️👍 Good one KJ. One’s gotta find themselves.
Gorgeous! The kind of 'start' and ending deserves!
I love the idea of finidng yourself at the end of this. <3 Beautiful work!
Well-wrought! Expanding outward toward the within...
Sometimes, we gotta do what we have to, to find ourselves. Loved your Nonet!
This is beautiful!
Super inspirational and loved it!!!💕❤️❤️
Liberation nonet style. Refreshing read 😊
You did what you had to do.
Wow. That was empowering yet painful to read. So easy to stay in the shadows. Fantastic entry :)
Excellent work, my friend. This is one of the best I've seen.