I know
The difficulty in breaking free
Of the false walls
Built up around us
I've turned back in doubt
Collapsed in fear
Lost heart
In the overwhelming glow
Of reality
After the shock
Wears off
You have to drag yourself from
The streaming muddy runoff
Try to stagger uphill
Into the shining rays of
Daylight
Keep faith
Something lies
Beyond the barrier
Outside the subterranean
Refuge you have
Come to accept, even cherish
I will keep calling
Cheering you on
Preparing for your
Panting exodus
And frenzied run
You'll need support
From someone who's won
Someone who still craves
Dank confined spaces
But lives now
In the light
K.B. Silver
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K.B. Silver
K.B. Silver has poems published in magazine Wishbone Words, and lit journals: Sheepshead Review, New Note Poetry, Twisted Vine, Avant Appa[achia, Plants and Poetry, recordings in Stanza Cannon, and pieces in Wingless Dreamer anthologies.
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CH 20~ Party Down
Argento’s ninth (eighteenth in earth years) Birthday came and went Thursday, the thirteenth, and he’d already received his father’s gift, if you could call it that. You had to commit a fairly serious infraction to be cut off; the Arch-Baron was keeping up appearances and maintaining his own reputation as much as any sense of love or attachment to Argento with his “gift.”
By K.B. Silver Exclusive • 6 days ago
A Dart at Dusk
Seconds ago, the sullen sun set on the two of us… my exuberant furry companion and me. A fresh breeze embraces us, delivering welcome relief from the day’s oppressive heat. His typical stumbling and staggering along — apace with a sloth — has turned into trip-trapping, high-stepping, almost skipping along.
By Angie the Archivist 📚🪶a day ago in Petlife
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A hopeful poem about escaping fear and finding light with support