Out From Within the Shadow - Jo Elliott - Wattpad

Out From Within the Shadow

FromWithinJoElliott

Reads 195
Votes 2
Parts 70
Time 1h 4m

Reads 195
Votes 2
Parts 70
Time 1h 4m

FromWithinJoElliott

acknowledgement dossiers equality freeedom happiness healing journey joy life living love muse myeyes new niggles outfromwithontheshadow peace perception poems poetry rejuvenated scribblings transcripts world writing

Introduction

In March 2013, following the completion of From Within The Shadow, I reached the point of feeling and being like I'd found my way out from within the shadow.
With each step it felt like I was opening like a flower:

Blossoming, growing stronger, taller, daily.
Pushing outwards, the seeds, to attract the honey bee, 
like a chest being puffed out.
Petals like eyes, seeing the world, feeling the wind, the sun, 
the rain.
Dancing, strutting, feeling a part of the world, stretching outwards to reach my full potential.


Out From Within the Shadow

I now stand out from within the shadow 
tall, upright and in full glow
behind me now is where it is 
only to visit as I reminisce.

Sweeter memories can now be found 
as all the tangles have been unwound 
and freedom is now the path for me 
and with my new eyes the world I see.


Jo Elliott

Added to Positive Vibrations reading list by WattpadPoetry 07/02/2022 💖All Rights Reserved

acknowledgement dossiers equality freeedom happiness healing journey joy life living love muse myeyes new niggles outfromwithontheshadow peace perception poems poetry rejuvenated scribblings transcripts world writing

Table of contents

70 parts

Sign up to add Out From Within the Shadow to your library and receive updates

or

Content Guidelines

You may also like

My Life by celaenaaaaa

This would be really boring. You don't need to waste time reading this. Not just boring, it might be even heartbreaking. The story was still going on, and therefore I had no idea whether it would end in a tragedy or not, but I had a feeling it would. And it did. We broke up under the striking, burning sun of 19th September, 2016. I write usually in a monotone description, therefore don't judge if you read this. My name is Rue, and I wish my life could be like the picture I put as a cover of my story, colourful, calm, and with a soulmate who keeps loving me all the way. However, things never happen as what we would like them to happen. I don't love my life, but I want to remember all that once happened. I want to look back one day, when I'm fully grown, and smile or tell my old self right now that I'm dumb. Mostly and lastly, I just want to remember him, the one I very much remember right now, but will fade in times to come. It is already fading now, and I only hope that I can write them all before they disappear from my mind, forever...

Can I Say Goodbye? by Missdelighted

I'm always searching for something worth staying for but I can't seem to find that until then please don't mind me because I'm just a traveler passing through. When I'm not satisfied or happy I'll leave and find a new path, so just let me say goodbye... Can I say goodbye? I wrote till my hands bruised and heart bled. I wrote and wrote in hopes that some day, somebody will understand my words and all the things I wish I could say... Each poem is a story. My story. Some are fictional but most of them are true. I know you're curious. From painful heart breaks to high school stories. A person dealing with mental illnesses, fears and abuse. Won't you like to know about the drama?

Wave (Book 2) by Anniezie

I had survived the first. That was then; this is now. The blindfold of so many pills slowly died away and first though my finger then my head, a passion, a hurt and a need filled me as every moment was consumed with words; every breath with wisps of ink. But they were not all captured and somewhere in the deep abyss of living, lies the unspoken, almost unfelt feelings of decades in months. This is the half-empty account off all those nights from December through into the new year and the end of March. ...I pains me to share it. But it also makes it just not my problem anymore and that is something I long for- freedom and peace. Please note that all grammatical and linguistic, as well as those in punctuation and spelling or placing of words were intentional. If you LIKE this and want me to write a commentary on each poem and picture (as in my previous collection Apfel), please show me in comments and votes :) PLEASE DO NOT COPY any of the poetry or pictures.

When There Was Me And You | Part 1 by unalomicpoetry

You were my First Love; toxic, unhealthy for my state. But i learned Love from you; you taught me what it meant to spend nights crying at the edge of my bed and how it felt to really smile. ************************* This is a collection of poetry for one series- love, pain, toxicity, heartbreak and memory. This is the first experience at love I had. I share with you my experiences, my thoughts, my recollections, my struggle and everything I felt. If you grew up having been deprived of love and then suddenly found yourself carrying what seems like the world's amount of love for someone else- I don't doubt you won't be able to relate, at one point in this poetry book you'll find yourself in me. ******* #1 in heartstrings/43 (6th september) #3 in nostalgia (20th march) #15 in poems/5.7k (11th september) #4 in experience (30th November) #5 in journal (june 2019) #2 in deep (june 2019)

Petals full of thought by iiBlueboy

All my thoughts in jumbled up words, scrambled and mixed stanzas, Slightly dusted in deep mindful thinking that keeps me up at 4 am watching the sun rise Trigger warning some have to do with Depression,Self harm, eating disorders,and the Dark truths that lie beyond the silver lining of a smile and what those around you show and keep inside

Journey to the Depth of my Soul ✓ by Saramitra_

❝you've been broken for long, come, let me heal you again❞ the darkest valleys of soul have been broken for long. let's burn our inner flames again, soaring so high, it makes the stars smile again. let the journey begin. bon voyage. ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ a guide for general titles: ♥ → poetry ♣ → short story/one shot ✦ → letter/notes ➤ → shorter quotes/collection of quotes ➷ → ai-generated poetries [serves as a memoir, please skip] content warning for dark themes (most of them are implied and clearly mentioned beforehand) | Featured in "Poetry Collection" of @WattpadAnthologies | ❮ cover credits: a friend made it for me long ago back in 2018 ❯ ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ highest ranking: #1 in microtale #3 in wordporn Thanks for stopping by, Saramitra

Hidden Talent by Vavinekayla

𝐃𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘... I never new my true nature as a young girl studying I had many dreams, but I never come across a thought of my true nature of my ability... My 9years of studying in my grades was a challenge & with lots of dream, life become so challenging that I had to struggle in education & in family... But during those years I know for sure writing became my abit & my kind of thing to do, reading became my motivation, but I never new the true nature of what I was doing. Than I came across the app Wattpad I begun reading books offline, some how I got a feeling what should it be like just sharing a part of me that I truly love doing, so I did write some offline books to read. I began to realize my true nature was Reading & Writing it was my passion, talent, ability that I was living with & never noticed of, which I never new was hidden till it grow out of me to know my true nature.

If Not Now , Then When? by Sohinigoswami

[featured 4x] A palate of poems. {Some simple words mean really deep. We use them without knowing their true worth... I portray such simple words in my poems.} {You will find long poems, In simple words. Some short ones, And a few deep thoughts} {If not now Then when? Words are crops, we plough. Memories are sand, ashen} ●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○ This collection of poems is a souvenir of my journey through the range of emotions I feel every day and of how I view the world around me . {Sometimes I lack zeal, Sometimes I don't. Sometimes I don't feel, Anything and everything feels unknown.} ●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○ 🥇1st place in best book cover in starry sky mini awards... 💫 cover credits - @bl_AcK_zE_rO ●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○ If you are reading this book somewhere else other than WATTPAD. it's not safe!! Your device is under threat. Please report that site!!! ●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○●○ Most impressive ranking #3 in poetry out of 261K on( 1st - 3rd August 2021) #1 in poeticjustice out of 1.4K #1 in poesia out of 12.3K #1 in poembook out of 10.7 K #1 in thoughtsandfeelings out of 9.97 K #1 in poetrycollection out of 22.4K #8 in poem out of 156K on 1st to 6 th July #1 in thoughts out of 73.6 K

Unfulfilled Desire by Yomnicorn

23rd September 2009, I realized the first time effect of love at first sight theory. There were butterflies. I was gazing at your lips. How perfect your smile was. I wished in that very moment that I could give you the ability to see yourself from my eyes and then ask God how could he be so generous that he created such a beauty... My skin tingled where you touched me and I could feel my heart beat....every single pound in my chest so hard that I thought it might come out. I finally admit to myself what I knew all along, but was too afraid to admit it: I liked you. A lot. And I wanted to be with you.But my innocence couldn't tell where was I heading towards? You were my unfulfilled desire! This story is actually my personal experience, which I'm sharing with you guys. Minus the name/place thing(they have been changed for privacy). I hope you like the effort. The photographs are taken from Google. Thanks!

𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 by Firebolt_Dancer

poems from within. ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ:⠀ *⋆.*:･ﾟ .: ⋆*･ﾟ: .⋆ Note: my poem styles vary a lot, so some may rhyme and others no. Feel free to skip those you don't like. The poems aren't sequels to each other. There might be spoken word and such. Some poems are lowercase intended, others are not. The poems are me. It took a tremendous amount of courage to publish these, so thank you to those who have encouraged me, and please think about what you comment, if someone does happen to read this shat. And just remember: I love you. ☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ:⠀ *⋆.*:･ﾟ .: ⋆*･ﾟ: .⋆ started: july 30th, 2020 ended: april 5th, 2021

You may also like

Slide 1 of 10

Can I Say Goodbye? cover

Wave (Book 2) cover

When There Was Me And You | Part 1 cover

Petals full of thought cover

Journey to the Depth of my Soul ✓ cover

Hidden Talent cover

If Not Now , Then When? cover

Unfulfilled Desire cover

𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 cover

My Life

This would be really boring. You don't need to waste time reading this. Not just boring, it might be even heartbreaking. The story was still going on, and therefore I had no idea whether it would end in a tragedy or not, but I had a feeling it would. And it did. We broke up under the striking, burning sun of 19th September, 2016. I write usually in a monotone description, therefore don't judge if you read this. My name is Rue, and I wish my life could be like the picture I put as a cover of my story, colourful, calm, and with a soulmate who keeps loving me all the way. However, things never happen as what we would like them to happen. I don't love my life, but I want to remember all that once happened. I want to look back one day, when I'm fully grown, and smile or tell my old self right now that I'm dumb. Mostly and lastly, I just want to remember him, the one I very much remember right now, but will fade in times to come. It is already fading now, and I only hope that I can write them all before they disappear from my mind, forever...