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Words connect all of us. Through laughter, memories, or ridiculous melancholy, we are what we say and what we write. TWS differs from WWS in form only. These are poems longer than 7 lines, allowing a little more freedom in exploring themes and more...

Mantra Against the Dark

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by PSwGear

by PSwGear

Here, here I stand

I am alone in front of you

Naked and trembling

There is everywhere I would rather be

Than here bereft of all distraction

But I see no escape

I want none

The doors are locked

And the only path offered to me

Is the path ahead

Straight, narrow - leading the way from the light

Leading only to the darkness

So I name you

So I see you

Darkness

I will not run

- Even though I am afraid

I will not stop

- Even though I am terrified

I walk toward you

Begin acceptance

Accept my fear

There is no other way

My heart will not beat without you

My sanity will vanish but for you

So I stand

Naked and trembling

Ready to begin

Ready to be alone

12/18/14
p.s.w.