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  • 04/02/2011
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Struggle Against Labels - 1. Chapter 1

Words can heal or be weapons. The poem looks at their power.

The conversation lulled me into a false sense of security.
Like music so familiar and then the beat changed
The words flew across the room at me
Each one was slow
painful
deliberate

They cut like shards of glass

The conversation had been such a distraction
The lull of waves slapping gently against the beach
The storm came from nowhere
The words were violent
The intent hurtful
belittling

They were true and false at once.

The conversation was completely over
The meaning left too clear.
The labels and words were scars on my body
They would be there even if no one else could see them.
They are mine now.

I do not want them.

They are the things we should always struggle against.

So is life,
So is my life,
So is all life.

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On 04/08/2011 05:31 AM, Marzipan said:
I hate labels too. They are so oppressive and never the whole truth. This felt familar to me. Too familar. Words have too much power to hurt us. Thank you for sharing this. Are you participating to the Spring pom anthology btw? I hope you are!
I write a bit of everything. I know Lugh said the theme is doorways. Based off that idea I am working on something for him. Just will have to wait till after I finish the next chapter on my story.
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