Totem Face by Julie Gentry Image from publicdomainpictures.net |
I claim pain as my totem,
Cloaked in both ice and inferno,
As I accept and embrace the darkness
On my path to redemption.
~~~ This was written for a prompt over at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads asking us to discuss a power image we use often in our poetry…oh, and to do so in 25 words or less!
4 comments:
Claiming something for ourselves is sometimes the first step in overcoming it! Enjoyed reading about your 'power image.'
Accepting the pain is our path to redemption. This is a powerful image ~
Wow! This packs a punch in few words. Learning to claim our pain is not an easy thing.
Yes indeed. Once we accept things, we can then try to find a way to get over them. Having lupus, pain is something I'm all too familiar with myself too.
Very nice totem Mary.
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