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The-Were-Never-There


"The-Were-Never-There" 


Corrections serve
their superiority 

a place of ere
sucked out 
by the vacuum 
of those in need
of love 
messages buried
remain watching 
far removed, undone

the possessive 
pronouns
cursed 
the unpossessed

Corrections serve
their superiority
until they drop 
their keys
and through the cracks
of steel they see
the incarcerated 
reaching 

walking on air
like they aren’t there;

were never there


(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
A Halloween Story



“Walking on Air” / Soundpool
https://youtu.be/NGLbGCKX14Q

"Under Giant Trees"  / Agnes Obel
https://youtu.be/FOK3iWJ_mHk

"Chord Left" / Agnes Obel
https://youtu.be/3DM8YwiGeyE












LYRICS/"Walking on Air", Soundpool
https://soundpool.bandcamp.com/track/walking-on-air

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I Am Anaya

Date: 10/8/2022 6:11:00 PM

A ghostly purgatory, best for a Halloween story! It chilled me down to the bone marrow, LL. --Off-Indigo

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 10/8/2022 6:31:00 PM

yeah, it's one of those stories that leaves you frozen waiting for the permafrost to thaw out. It fits Halloween perfectly. The Handmaid's tale is a perfect fit. Xx, Of-LoveJoyB

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 10/8/2022 6:30:00 PM

https://www.thrivetalk.com/indigo-adults/

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 10/8/2022 6:30:00 PM

for those, who are not aware of "Indigo", as I am certain, being one, you are already aware.