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Pushing Beyond Your Borders

I thought
I believed
I was beyond the reach of light
Trapped there within your darkness
You eclipsed my wonder
My innocence
My hope

You wrapped me fully
Confiscating my will
Smothered my unrealized self
Draped me in your need
Subjugated me to your narrative

Then in the distance
A flicker
A tiny dot
Beyond your optics
Your contrived paranoia
Your insatiable need
I watched it grow
Filling my craving
Firing my synapses
Awakening my indefinable

I was not born to be in darkness
Wriggling in the shadows
Instead I pushed beyond your borders
Grabbed onto God's hand
As He effortlessly lifted
Transforming my impossible
He banished your Darkness
He rewrote your narrative
You took me from myself
Yet today I am back
I am strong
Freed from your insanity

I know
I believe
I am beyond the reach of darkness
Here I frolick in peaceful meadows of possibilities
I have claimed my wonder
My innocence
My hope
I live within a transcendent light
Mine is a world of every
Everyone is welcome
Peak out from the dark
Push back the veil
A hand stretches 
Reaches
Pierces the sadness
Hold on
Let it be 
Let it lift
Let it love
Let it consume the darkness

For Vicky Tsiluma's I'll be back contest.


I was inspired by Robin Davis's poem "Abuse Shocked Her Into a Shell"
There is light beyond abuse in whatever form it takes.

Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2014

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Kelly Deschler Date: 8/18/2014 11:50:00 PM A very positive and inspiring poem, Richard. I can relate to this a lot.... Wonderful work! Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/19/2014 7:45:00 AM Thanks so much Kelly.;0)

Casarah Nance Date: 8/14/2014 9:19:00 PM Great words Richard! Well done on your win! You always impress me with your skillful dances on the pages. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/19/2014 7:47:00 AM Hi Casarah, what a nice comment. Thanks!

Abdul Malik Date: 8/14/2014 8:51:00 AM Hey Richard, I like this one. I believe it should have been placed much higher! And, if you had ended with: "Yet today I am back, I am strong, Freed from your insanity!" It would have been even more effective. You did pretty good here. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/14/2014 9:10:00 AM Thanks Abdul, I appreciate your kind words.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma Date: 8/14/2014 5:40:00 AM Amazing poem u hv come up with Richard,, very inspiring indeed ! congrats on huge win! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/14/2014 8:23:00 AM Thanks Dr. Upma.

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 8/14/2014 12:56:00 AM I love this inspiring write. congrats on the win. Richard Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/14/2014 8:23:00 AM Thanks Dr. Ram.

Shadow Hamilton Date: 4/12/2014 6:28:00 PM wise words here Rick hugs Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 4/12/2014 6:29:00 PM Thanks again Shadow.;0)

Mark J. Halliday Date: 4/8/2014 4:34:00 PM I enjoyed this one. Thank you for commenting on several of my pieces yesterday. Mark Halliday/WarriorPoet Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/14/2014 9:11:00 AM Thanks Mark, sorry I missed this comment.

Monterey Sirak Date: 4/5/2014 8:02:00 AM Absolutely amazing!!!!! 7777777s Life gives so many reasons for the darkness. I well remember tiptoeing into that meadow searching for my lost child-like wonder and spying one possibility after another as the sun rose warm and bright to illuminate their hiding places. Thank you so much for this one. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 4/5/2014 9:00:00 AM This comment makes my day Monterey.

Charmaine Chircop Date: 3/25/2014 4:03:00 PM A very deep moving poem which shows there s always hope to find light after painful darkness..Awesome. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/27/2014 7:19:00 AM Good morning and thanks for your uplifting visit.

Poet Tacito Date: 3/24/2014 11:37:00 PM This was utterly mind-blowing. Overcoming the darkness & pain, one stanza at a time...this is how it should be done. Fantastic. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/25/2014 9:00:00 AM Hi Drake, thanks.

Lucilla Carrillo Date: 3/24/2014 3:39:00 AM This is very good Richard. Any kind of abuse is never good, but trusting in God can get you out of the darkness. Thanks for sharing. Many blessings.. Lucilla Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2014 8:46:00 AM Thanks Lucilla

Robert Pettit Date: 3/24/2014 12:30:00 AM Let there be light. Looks like a decent write. Hope you have a good night. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2014 8:47:00 AM Thanks Robert.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Date: 3/23/2014 6:23:00 PM :) compelling write.. :) God bless you always.. thanks for visiting some of my writings and leaving a comment. :) ++= olive here.. :) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2014 12:13:00 AM It was my pleasure Olive. Thanks for visiting.

Nette Onclaud Date: 3/23/2014 2:48:00 PM gripping lines highlight this sensitive write, rich... excellent work... huggs! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2014 12:16:00 AM Oops your message response is up above.

Jack Horne Date: 3/23/2014 2:24:00 PM Wonderfully moving write here, my friend Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/24/2014 12:16:00 AM Thanks Jack, much appreciated.

Robin Davis Date: 3/23/2014 11:18:00 AM Richard What a very inspiring and thought filled poem. Everyone has some kind of darkness in their life and needs some brightness through strength, friendship, love or determination. Thank you so much for the dedication. It is very flattering and kind of you. Hugs Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/23/2014 12:35:00 PM My pleasure Robin.

Joseph May Date: 3/23/2014 10:50:00 AM I like the transition from despair to triumph...well penned... Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/23/2014 10:59:00 AM Thanks Joseph.

Eileen Manassian Date: 3/23/2014 10:38:00 AM BEAUTIFUL...Richard...Your words, your thoughts, your sense of empathy...all touched by heaven's light. Lovely. Please correct the spelling of SUBJUGATED...Hugs Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/23/2014 11:00:00 AM Thanks Eileen, I corrected it. A big hug back to you.