there’s a hard protective shell
guarding the softness of the heart
from the wound's I hide so well
a guardhouse crafted from the start
*
shielding my steps in the shadows
images of angels on the wall
battered and bruised, faithfully follow
wherever I wander down the hall
*
spirits linger, gliding freely
in a flash of my illusion
a black star rises from the heat
signaling a calm and sure conclusion
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Rachel Reviews: The Spiral Archive by Pieter Hendrik
It's difficult for me to know where to start with a review of this book as it was, for me, an entirely unique experience and one that I'll probably never have again. I don't want that to be interpreted as unenjoyable but it has left me scratching my head a little and ruminating on its content, its themes and its characters.
By Rachel Deeming2 days ago in BookClub
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Nicely encapsulated, Kelli. I give you a star for this one. (Depending, of course, upon which direction we're reading.)
One to make you think about various ideas and things.
Great poem!
Great poem..love the imagery!
This writing was outstanding.
Loved the adherence to rhyme! Not easy to do in an inverse!
Very impressive! I'm finding the inverse pretty difficult, personally, but you mastered it!
This is wonderful. Well done.
This is incredible!!
Whoaaaa, this blew my mind! You freaking nailed this!
Beautifully done. 💗