Into the Unknown
There was a time
I was invisible, and
empty, in naked truth
exposed, my soul bare and stripped.
Lost and unprotected,
my pretty wings tattered and destroyed
with feathers fallen,
I was destitute without family or friends.
Naked of emotions,
a fading flame in the darkness,
my heart stark and unsheathed
all I knew was grief.
I pushed everyone away,
fell into concealment and weeping,
bare of all emotions, save one-
until I threw off my nakedness.
I clawed my way back,
uncovered my strength, dwelling within
let my flame burn bright
cast off despair and stepped back into life.
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November 12, 2016
Poetry/Free Verse/Into The Unknown
Copyright Protected, ID 16-849-421-0
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
Submitted into the contest, End of June 2018
Sponsor, Brian Strand
First Place
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Written for the contest, Naked
sponsor, Anthony Slausen
Eighth Place
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