Touched by an Angel, by Maria Angelou
"We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.
Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.
We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free."
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Author's note:
I wanted to introduce Penumbra with this poem because I feel like it relates to a major idea in the story. There's more to Penumbra than a love story, but I wanted to include the poem anyway. Chapter 1 will be updated in about two days!
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Penumbra
FanfictionJacqueline Elizabeth White. Resilient, brave, determined, and terribly alone. After her mother was murdered and her father abandoned her soon after, Jacqueline was left an orphan. As she struggles to cope she must also take care of her younger siste...
