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Out From Within the Shadow

FromWithinJoElliott

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FromWithinJoElliott

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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

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