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My life is weather-stained with years, my world a garden ravaged . . . Since a child I have been collecting scars, s c a r s that will never heal; and storms shake the ocean of my sleep, the waves of time keep rolling over me endlessly. Oh, scars are the p a t h to the soul, and my S O U L is a labyrinth; of jagged, sharp pieces, and my d r e a m s are flowers that have died. My scars a long chain of heavy lead, Yet, I drink from the deep blue sky each day; but the rare herb, happiness, hides away from me, my heart a window open but a door firmly closed. Oh, will L O V E come to me unbidden? Will a lover fight for me? I dwell amid the dregs of past sorrows, that hang from d r i p p i n g branches in the grey; woods of my mind. . . Will he follow the road where scars are the path to the soul? Will he battle the demons in my S O U L ? Yes, my life is weather-stained with years, and my world a garden ravaged; yet, my h e a r t is open wide . . . _______________________________ September 7, 2018 Poetry/Free Verse/Scars Are The Path To The Soul Copyright Protected, ID 18-1058-874-01 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. Written for the contest - Verses of Metaphors Sponsor, Laura Loo (Theme chosen - #5 Scars are the path to the soul) First Place

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Date: 10/7/2018 8:54:00 PM
Lovely lines, BW. My favorite: "and my d r e a m s are flowers that have died." Congrats on your well deserved top win.
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Date: 9/9/2018 1:26:00 AM
Excellent, Constance, bleak but fringed with hope. Love the 'dwell amid the dregs of past sorrows' line. Viv x
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Date: 9/8/2018 3:13:00 PM
Deep write, Dear Heart...well crafted Constance...sure to win...love & light...^WW^
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Date: 9/7/2018 8:07:00 PM
Very powerful. A door closed is fine; but never lock it! Best of luck in the contest although you may not need it. This is a gem.
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Date: 9/7/2018 3:11:00 PM
Will he will you not...A poem of yearning...Well done...All the best Dear Heart
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