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Friday 6 July 2012

DISHONESTY

Am I a mad woman
because I converse
with the unpeopled spaces
between tangible matter?
Many would say so.
But intelligences do lurk there,
are concealed in the molecules
of thin air: non-beings
more real than I am, in
my slowly disintegrating form.
For they are immortal.

They come to me in the silent hours,
these messengers from the World of Spirit:
these fleeting shadows that fall
across curtains and wardrobe doors.
But my partner wakes,
turns over in bed;
and they dart away
through solid walls, afraid
he'll learn, unprepared,
of the dishonesty
of five-sense perception.

11 comments:

  1. Good flow in this. There's a sixth sense about it.

    To answer the question, of which I am sure you are certain the answer, no.

    "the dishonesty of five-sense perception", so good!

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    1. Many thanks Gnome. It's great to know someone thinks I'm sane! Hehehe :D

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  2. I must be a mad woman too then. I loved this. It captivates and it hits very close to home.

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    1. Hi WBW,
      So great to hear from you, and to know I'm not alone in my 'madness'!!
      Really appreciate that. Thank you so much.

      I've just visited your blog. I found it facinating. Have been trying to follow, but am at present experiencing some difficulty. I think it must be a connection problem.
      Please bear with me, I will keep trying :)

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  3. Nice! Very nice indeed! I like just about everything about this poem.

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  4. Forgot to say, fingers crossed, it's here for now! Thanks for the wish.

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    1. Great news about the broadband problem. So glad to have you back!

      This poem was a genuine glimpse into my life, so I am really happy that you liked it. Many thanks for reading :)

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  5. Love how the title relates! A very good write indeed bravo - another mad woman!

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    1. I think we mad women should club together - we'd probably find there many more of us than we could ever imagine! (Not that I'm suggesting that you're mad, of course!!)
      Took a while to find that title, yet there it was, staring me in the face :D

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  6. new farm dental

    Wonderful! A great poem worth reading. It's full of depth and meaning. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Many, many thanks Mischy. I truly appreciate that.
    It is the sharing that means the most to me - and that someone understands :)

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