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"LUX VITAE"

“The Fallen”
Remote, he sees himself in the reflection of cold close yet distant shop windows, his final journey along the Hard Time Road walking alone, unforgiven, no home for the rest of his natural life a million knives embedded impeding words wrapped around him all bleeding lacerated unseen, invisible to all are his criminal soul's bones, faux alibis now hairline receding, the judging self-righteous sit on their untarnished thrones unblemished and Nicene Creeding Vacant eyes Vacant smiles, no interest in past history, "What of his childhood? Look at mine!", forgotten all the other children burnt, buried now characters in a sad, dark rhyme; they too come from hungry homes some where normal stepped well and truly in madness well out of regular time... This time, no jury kangaroos all skip merrily home, here begins the Forgotten buried by judge - there was never no time for blue gumming jury over in under a day banged in a bus he's crucified carried away Meanwhile, The Remnants, sit in another State, gutted and ruined dying far far far away day after never-ending bleeding never-ending days ...here is their true purpose for once the judges and all flying monkeys off course Assizes all sitting on perch the alienated seeking are sought to remit what is best in their understanding of what is the best; intelligence, a pallid behest for an ordinary magpie choking on bad apple worms - in this instance, they all forget for once their own past, their own secrets waived and like complacent cows fed green as green grass they judiciously self-warranting grin cat-o-nine-tails are brought forth to begin eternally flaying him, while in his caved in mind he repeats over and over again, when he was a child who flayed the real Jinn? Well, Where it all began, It begins... Ignorantly they pass his childhood, and remark, "he is a bad apple, rotten to the core, let's begin..." With their salt infused best barbed wire, they forget his childhood, he has sinned they lay the tinder, spread the fuel... the Witch Hunt ends, the match is lit, light the fire let death begin Time is served in his dead heart and mind another locked cell, his fast melting mad mind His thoughts, the screaming quite voice inside his mind, without hesitation agree - he deserves to be forgotten for all time, from turned backs well shuttered closed eyes, He is a fallen pariah to those in his lost world, family thread bare, his friends now all his enemy ignore him, or with sarcastic glee throw their stones damn him to hell’s fire for all of eternity he burns in his own hell daily he sets light to his own funeral pyre A call quietly whispered now and again when he's want to listen to the voice peeling through other dimension, a glass onion, there a ghost of an adult holds a child in lost time, forgives the present, others like this wraith would n'ere be so forgiving- forgiveness by those holding stones crimson is never granted, Hell is a hell of a business - maybe some give for a while, then later their forgiveness is cruelly retracted but the phantom caller’s not “others” the caller thinks lateral yet decent to a turned back in the mirror to forgive now, he must have his Freedom - Let the caller now complete this: Perhaps Love is a recidivist We, the Lost are all near it, We, the Lost are all missing it For in truth "We" are all "ONE", human - surely, "I AM" is in all of us, - I want - - I will - - I Am - - No, I will never fall? - I will never fail you... "The Fallen" surely are "The Called", the ones the Lion is calling? as He walks bleeding barefoot towards them Legions of Angels he’s leading to gather The Called to hold close with ALL of his strength with ALL of his LOVE with the strongest of ALL his Prayers to remove all the dark nights from Past’s imprint from all Lost Souls that are bleeding? He makes clean pages of all of their stories’ sad footprints to walk with Him through the gates after walking The Road to all of those stairs God is in all of us surely He holds Black Ball He holds White Ball Surely The Fallen are The Called the ones The Lion is calling? to be blessed, forgiven and adored, to be forgiven with the power of Love no longer black balled... According to the riches of His grace The Fallen The Called (LadyLabyrinth/2019) "lux vitae" for the ones with tears in their heart, for the ones with tears in their eyes "Surely, the Reader, is the writer of their own story and we are all kept in cages until our muse is let loose."
“The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else's cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God - if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That's what I think.” We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.” You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.” “Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” “Sweet Mercy is nobility’s true badge”
2 Corinthians 2:10 (NIV) Romans 3:23 (NIV) Mark 11:25 (NIV) Proverbs 3:56 (NIV) James 5:16 (NIV) Revelation 1:1-20 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
"AMOR VINCIT OMNIA"
https://youtu.be/0LbP8oYcGYk “I’m Right Behind You”/Michal Smorawinski Ivan Torrent - Lux Imperia https://youtu.be/k6ah7r2_hxs

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Date: 7/5/2019 4:49:00 AM
“Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” If we are not giving back, then what are we poets writing for? Congratulations my friend, on this gem being selected as POTW...
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/5/2019 6:28:00 AM
thank you,back at you double time. agree. still, I kind of found this story enriching/enlightening about the human condition during hardship and Dark Night of the Soul and how another human would empathise and react to someone whom society would condemn, berate, ignore, ostracize. This poem is about forgiveness via empathy, love, and an understanding via a lesson from divinity.x
Date: 7/3/2019 1:55:00 PM
What a story you just told. Great Job, Paula
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Paula Goldsmith
Date: 7/3/2019 5:59:00 PM
Thank You, for your note. Yes, I am new to the Soup. I do not know if I can give you my website or not. I have one ad with the Soup and need to work on the second ad. Have a wonderful holiday weekend.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2019 5:11:00 PM
That's very kind of you Paula. Thank you. I will have to read your stories, as you are a new face/name to me. x
Date: 7/3/2019 12:16:00 AM
Excellent read. Ann
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2019 3:17:00 AM
Thank you. Off to read your stories Ann, and rest assured I will (and I will comment when I am back on page). Your first poem I read is a corker. Read your Biography, off to read your Book Page. x
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2019 3:14:00 AM
https://booksbyafoster.com/
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2019 3:09:00 AM
LOVE IT. I obviously will now take the time to read all. / "Runner" by A. Foster. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/920661
Date: 7/1/2019 1:24:00 AM
Congratulations Leanne... You more that deserve this...
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/1/2019 4:45:00 AM
That is very kind of you to say A.M. There are so many in here and out there who "deserve" Love, Compassion, Understanding ...and forgiveness. This poem is dedicated to all those souls who are doing it tough, on the Hard Road, who feel / believe they are alone. Should they read this, then they will know "You are not alone". LUX VITAE. x
Date: 6/27/2019 11:24:00 AM
A truly majestic poetic offering to mankind, universe and God! Yes a true beauty with depth, wisdom, heart and revelations of a true poet's heart! A fav and a blessing to have found and read this morn my friend..God bless...
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/27/2019 8:42:00 PM
ugly is interesting to me...life can get ugly sometimes, hey Lindley. Hope you are well and taking it easy.
Date: 6/27/2019 6:40:00 AM
“A Prayer for The Wild at Heart" - ... "A prayer for the wild at heart Kept in cages I know how you long To run wild and free To feel your blood pumping To hear your heart beating faster Yet you can’t For you are locked inside a prison One that you will never escape I can hear your howls of pain And your growls of frustration Pacing back and forth Clawing at the bars Tearing at your skin Begging to be set free Your eyes are wild of full hate Your face bears no smile Only a snarl of anger,
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/27/2019 6:41:00 AM
Blood drips from your hands Blood from the people Who didn’t understand Your fearful whimpers fill the air As you look to the full moon And let out a mournful howl Your voice gets louder As I and the others join in We let our pleads fill the night As we sit in our cold cages Praying someone will hear". - Tennessee Williams, Stairs to the Roof
Date: 6/27/2019 6:19:00 AM
"Surely, the Reader, is the writer of their own story and we are all kept in cages until our muse is let loose." - for scm/gvlm
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/27/2019 6:28:00 AM
Tony Anderson ft. James Everingham - "Darkest Night"
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/27/2019 6:27:00 AM
https://youtu.be/s3imoMiiVvc
Date: 6/26/2019 3:24:00 AM
Just wonderful...So many ideas so many things to say...An outstanding poem of faith...Enjoyed it...
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/26/2019 5:53:00 AM
We are all writers here, the lovers, the comedians, the nut-cases (said with the greatest affection as I turn away from the other pages here and look in the mirror), we ALL have some great gift, but to be able to express that in writing and share that with another human being is a beautiful thing. There endeth the sermon for today, Reverend Lovejoy. x
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Arturo Michael
Date: 6/26/2019 5:50:00 AM
You are the writer...Thank you LL
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/26/2019 4:53:00 AM
Thanks Arturo. I don't claim to know all there is to know about "God"/or any other Divinity within our world's religions. I try to learn as much as I can. I read extensively and reach out to people to gain their understanding.All I can go on is what Jesus of Nazareth taught the world, and understand what he died for (us). There is my "God". There appears to be an awakening happening in the world, some will take it on board, others won't. The current abysmal state of our world aligns very closely with what is foretold and unfolds in the Book of Revelations.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 6/26/2019 4:53:00 AM
A lot of people are out there on their own totally without support, love, or a voice to listen to help them through whatever they are going through. In the case of dysfunctional families and friends, the only way to move forward is through forgiveness, to do that, that takes great inner strength, empathy, "LOVE". Sometimes it is incomprehensible how one could forgive. Sometimes the place to forgive first is oneself. Journey through the Dark Night of the Soul ensues - sometimes that can seem to last forever. That being said, I'd hate for anyone not to make it through whatever we are all facing, particularly those I care for and love. Family, friends, or those totally on their own doing it tough. Everyone has a gift, the greatest gift inside a person to give another though, is love-empathy-compassion-forgiveness, their time, support and attention. If one can find the strength within to give that gift to someone who is totally alone and sorely needs it, anything 'divine' is possible.

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