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Durance Vile

A prison of the mind Replete with soul decay Fists flying fervently To the beat of a toxic refrain 06/24/2019 The Inkling Arbitrium Divisa 2 Poetry Contest Sponsored by Gregory Barden

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/2/2019 7:02:00 AM

Good luck in the contest. This is beautifully done, the first time, and the re-do time.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/2/2019 2:17:00 PM

Thank you Caren <3 xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/29/2019 10:59:00 PM

Pulsing, pulsating---frenzy felt. G.L. in the contest! :) gw

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/29/2019 11:19:00 PM

Tee hee ;) thank you! I play it down in the original~ xomo!

Vegter Papyrus

Date: 6/29/2019 12:58:00 AM

So this cycle repeats. Forgiveness may be the only medication that will cure, maybe! I see that you're still using words as sharpened objects. Geniuses do that!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/29/2019 8:32:00 AM

Forgiveness is definitely part of the cure. This an excerpt from a poem expressly about breaking the cycle; a task I am undertaking presently ;) Thank you K! xomo

Robert Lindley

Date: 6/28/2019 3:27:00 PM

Wonderfully deep and finely woven in depth and insight into life's adaptation to this dark world my friend.. A fav..

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/29/2019 8:41:00 AM

Thank you so much Robert! This stanza... I'm loving Greg's Arbitrium contests; poetry does not usually lend itself to the reuse of a poem the way other forms of expression like painting and sculpture allow. xomo

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 6/27/2019 6:26:00 AM

Provoking and profound dearest, Maureen! Hugs xxx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/28/2019 6:45:00 AM

thank you <3

Ralph Sergi

Date: 6/25/2019 8:59:00 PM

An awe inspired poem to the max. My compliments, Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2019 7:04:00 AM

Thank you Ralph! :))) xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 6/25/2019 6:17:00 PM

Powerful. Fists. Beating. Beat toxically Maureen. Thank you.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2019 7:01:00 AM

Thank's to Greg for hosting this one, those four lines getting a chance to fly solo, truth be told, I was hoping he would after I wrote The Inkling ;) mo hugs

M. L. Kiser

Date: 6/25/2019 5:24:00 PM

Presents a powerful image. Well done and good luck in the contest.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 6/26/2019 7:03:00 AM

Thank you :) xomo!