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- Anxiety And Demons -

    With frayed emotions
    the whisperer in the night
    its paper-thin wings
    combating inner demons
    - release your anxiety

    Dejected psyche
    it's not a computer game
    prove the demons wrong
    deny their dark existence
    - quiet with your inner thoughts

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Linda Alice Fowler Date: 9/18/2025 2:23:00 PM Stress kills faster than demons, yes? Nicely done Anne-Lise. :) Login to Reply

Duke Beaufort Date: 9/16/2025 4:16:00 AM Anne-Lise, great advice for those of us who worry. If the demons we have would lead us to do anything violent, we certainly want to quiet them. I can understand what you are saying, and I think many of us who have been hurt badly have demons to deal with. It takes exactly what you say...some time with inner thoughts, often with professional help, to beat back demons. I love the idea that we can deny their dark existence. They may always be there, but we can remove their influence. Smiles!! Login to Reply

Joe Dimino Date: 9/16/2025 3:35:00 AM Few folks understand negative forces for what they truly are. All negatives are entities. Which we have the innate power to simply cast out. Their winning game, to make us believe that we are helpless. Good one, Anne. Login to Reply

Jay Narain Date: 9/15/2025 10:59:00 AM Great Tanka. Great advice. Login to Reply

Dr. Vandana Sharma Date: 9/15/2025 7:43:00 AM So true, our inner conflicts! Login to Reply

Sotto Poet Date: 9/15/2025 6:59:00 AM Very well composed tanka, Anne-Lise. I like the word: frayed emotions. Enjoyed reading, best wishes for the contest. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/14/2025 3:53:00 PM Great advice in your tanka set Login to Reply

Paula Goldsmith Date: 9/14/2025 12:35:00 PM I enjoyed reading your powerful "Anxiety And Demons" write. You Have A Great Picture Here... "Good Luck" if for a contest. Hugs... Have a wonderful day/weekend writing away............ Login to Reply