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Echoes of Liminal Light

they slither down the long halls
coiling thoughts like vine-sharp calls
calm defies
walls lean in with breathing cracks
truth waits, but never walks back
you flicker—don’t ask why
their whispers rise like flood and tide
but roots hold beneath the lie
you break—and light slips quietly by

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John Bertin

Date: 8/7/2025 10:49:00 PM

Light and truth are sometimes only detectable by a psychic radar that can see through and between the slithering vines. Great poetry!

Rowena Velasco
Date: 8/7/2025 11:01:00 PM

Yeah, totally. Sometimes you need that inner radar to spot the real stuff hiding in all the mess.

Terry Miller

Date: 7/28/2025 2:46:00 AM

I do keep coming back to this one, something in it catches me excellent writing.

Rowena Velasco
Date: 7/28/2025 5:16:00 AM

Thank you! I'm so glad it keeps calling you back. Sometimes a poem holds a quiet echo we didn’t expect but deeply feel.

John Fleming

Date: 7/27/2025 5:14:00 AM

Love that last line: "- and light slips quietly by". Nicely penned, Rowena. :) john

Rowena Velasco
Date: 7/28/2025 5:15:00 AM

Thanks so much, John! That line means a lot to me—sometimes the quietest moments carry the most light.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 7/26/2025 4:11:00 PM

wonderful imagery and flow to your poem. I'm glad to see that the 'light' won over lies. It happens, given time. Well done, hugs, Sara

Rowena Velasco
Date: 7/26/2025 5:07:00 PM

Thank you so much, Sara! I'm really touched by your words. Yes, light does win—sometimes slowly, but surely. Big hugs back to you!

David Crandall

Date: 7/26/2025 11:48:00 AM

This is sure interesting, with lots of evocative imagery. It sounds like light triumphing over insidious lies.

Rowena Velasco
Date: 7/26/2025 5:07:00 PM

Thanks David! Yeah, that’s exactly the vibe—like truth finally shining through all the hidden lies. Appreciate you picking up on that!