seeking succor of exorcised thought(s)

some thoughts need to be coaxed into the light in order to be exorcised

Drip

Grind

Chew

            'til it's dead.

Still

I can't 

Get it 

             out of my head.

the sleepless dark

slithers somewhere

silent

serenity

softly

soothing

the light

into surrender

The words sit angrily in a discarded heap

waiting for the turn she staunchly refuses them.

Forcing them quickly back down again

When they suddenly surge

to the surface

of her mind

like 

vomit

Author's Note

Reviews

[Neville]

and some just need to be burnt or buried.. these words are yet another exception and just need to be set free, shouted out and celebrated.......there now, that's told ya........ you may of course substitute thoughts for words where applicable...Neville

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks my friend, I appreciate the visit and the reviews.

[Neville]

always a pleasure.......... N

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

I like the words here and can totally relate but the format leaves me somewhat frustrated...maybe that is the intention?

[Lyn Anderson]

Not at all. It is three poems in one is all. Since I started writing I often wrote same themed poems on one piece of paper. I would then separate them. At some point I started leaving them the way they were written and it became a bit of a signature style for me. Interesting that you should feel that way ... I think some people have suggested at different points to separate them. Originally I started leaving them together because I was putting up too many poems in a day and drawing negative attention

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

Oh, I do see the difference now in the script..I thought it was a whole and thought at second read maybe you meant it in the aggravation within the piece and it was intentional. I often feel intensity by the way things are written because I write so free hand and the words and emotions come. People give you flack because your poetry is short?..no wonder no one reads mine.lol

[Lyn Anderson]

Actually at the time I was getting flack because I was too "prolific" - I was a non-poet showing off or some such thing. I don't post even half of what I write and try to stay out of the fray. My wounds are too deep and I can't deal with cruel people. They stress me out

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

I do know what you mean.....

[Lyn Anderson]

I sense from some of what you have written that you too are a victim of your blunt. You say what you mean, mean what you say, and people then try to read between the lines and take offense -- incorrectly labelling you cold or rude or arrogant etc etc when you are the furthest from that. As a point of interest over the years I have had several occasions to do personality tests. That combination of deep empathy and sharp analysis with risk taking running through it all is less than 15 percent of the population, which explains why that combo is so misunderstood. 85 percent of the world finds it odd at best.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i think Cat Stevens had it right..."I can't keep it in, got to let it out...you gotta say what you mean, mean what you say, say what you're thinkin' and think anything"

and we should not be bitten by our own honesty...yet some go past those boundaries and are cruel simply to be cruel.

[Lyn Anderson]

I am constantly surprised by people who don't see the difference.

[Lorry]

This feels familiar Lyn. All those thoughts that invade our mind and refuse to go away, leaving us with the dilemma of facing them or biting them down.
When we do find the courage to face them, in an attempt at closure, there is no gaurentee of success, and we realise the door was bolted for a reason.
One day, hopefully...

[Lyn Anderson]

Ah yes, the demons bubble up to the surface now and again, especially when someone or something gives them life-- thank you for reading and reviewing

[Alfred Kukitz]

Into the talent of poem’s prose where, here, a woman knows.

The specifications of your soul range into a landscape of awesome beauty!

Regards,
Al

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you kind sir:)

[sette]

i like the format the choice of words the alliteration and oxymoron really makes it an awesome read

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for popping in on this one

[jacob erin-cilberto]

love the last one...what an image...

but the first one...wow...made me start singing the ELO song..."oh, i can't get it out of my head, no no no."

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. I appreciate that. Made me smile

[Kelly Scheppers]

The formatting of your verses in three distinctive fonts bookmark this as a most indelible piece of work...of art, actually. Very clever!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. I have many pieces formatted this way. I came to the Cafe' in 2012. Since the late 1980s I have written poems in blocks, and later separated them into separate poems. Here, I learned to format those poems together, as they were written. I am glad you enjoyed

[Jimmy Yetts]

A compelling piece of work.
Difficult to ignore surging vomit.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for reviewing. Yes, difficult indeed.