Richard Lamoureux Poet Free verse

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.

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

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

Abdul Malik Mandani August 14, 2014 at 8:51 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. Richard Lamoureux August 14, 2014 at 9:10 AM Thanks Abdul, I appreciate your kind words.

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

Dr.Ram Mehta August 14, 2014 at 12:56 AM I love this inspiring write. congrats on the win. Richard Richard Lamoureux August 14, 2014 at 8:23 AM Thanks Dr. Ram.

Shadow Hamilton April 12, 2014 at 6:28 PM wise words here Rick hugs Richard Lamoureux April 12, 2014 at 6:29 PM Thanks again Shadow.;0)

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

Monterey Sirak April 5, 2014 at 8:02 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. Richard Lamoureux April 5, 2014 at 9:00 AM This comment makes my day Monterey.

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

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

Lucilla Carrillo March 24, 2014 at 3:39 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 Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2014 at 8:46 AM Thanks Lucilla

Robert Pettit March 24, 2014 at 12:30 AM Let there be light. Looks like a decent write. Hope you have a good night. Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2014 at 8:47 AM Thanks Robert.

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

Nette Onclaud March 23, 2014 at 2:48 PM gripping lines highlight this sensitive write, rich... excellent work... huggs! Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2014 at 12:16 AM Oops your message response is up above.

Jack Horne March 23, 2014 at 2:24 PM Wonderfully moving write here, my friend Richard Lamoureux March 24, 2014 at 12:16 AM Thanks Jack, much appreciated.

Robin Davis March 23, 2014 at 11:18 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 Richard Lamoureux March 23, 2014 at 12:35 PM My pleasure Robin.

Joseph May March 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM I like the transition from despair to triumph...well penned... Richard Lamoureux March 23, 2014 at 10:59 AM Thanks Joseph.

Eileen Manassian March 23, 2014 at 10:38 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 Richard Lamoureux March 23, 2014 at 11:00 AM Thanks Eileen, I corrected it. A big hug back to you.