Turning


"Turning"

Turning 
towards the beginning
at the tip of the tail end,
we push forward through 
the tunnel screaming 
through the pain bathed
in water and blood, 
annnointed and slapped 
rudely awake by the details,
in the hand we are shuffled,
chords are cut like ties that bind,
we are separated from the chaff,
we are called by name, numbered
and tagged for the game, then
the measure of us, weighed
and registered, certified
in deeds like paper weights,
the double majors abruptly
change to bugger alls,
it’s all about the 
words spoken
and heard 
another story 
borne

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 7/3/2023 3:01:00 AM
The Odyssey, First Steps.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2023 3:02:00 AM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_odyssey_first_steps_1525962
Date: 7/3/2023 3:01:00 AM
DON'T ignore your BIRTHDAY - it's more important than you thought.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/3/2023 3:02:00 AM
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Date: 7/2/2023 8:59:00 AM
A wonderful write. Life is just a game some play? They play to win at all costs. One day the beginning and the end will meet in the middle. Do they not know God is in control? Have a blessed day writing away.....................
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 7/3/2023 3:19:00 PM
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/communion_1007994
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/2/2023 4:00:00 PM
Thank you.
Date: 7/1/2023 5:08:00 PM
30 minutes of David Lynch listening to birds, smoking and reminiscing on old works and memories...
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Date: 7/1/2023 5:08:00 PM
https://youtu.be/qiTpeScF6AM
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