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      I will not fight against the darkness. I will not surrender to it. I will meet it in the demilitarized zone, With trepidation and without protection  until I understand that darkness only exists because of the light.   If it's dark here, it's light somewhere else....

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      • For our lives to be whole and in balance we must accept both light and darkness. Rarely an easy task. Very insightful piece!

      • Without darkness, how will we recognize the light? I love this piece, Peter

      • To me, darkness in this sense means trials and tribulations. If we never went through the darkness, we wouldn’t grow. I’ve embraced my dark times. I’m glad you wrote this, Peter.

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      Black Hole (N.E)

      IWhy share a bed,if not to meltlike sugar in warm teatwo bodies sweetening the same silence?IIDoes the moon riseonly to watch the earth sleep.No! It comes to touch,to stir tides in the dark.IIILet us not be strangerswearing the same...

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      Ashes to energy (N.E Challenge)

      Your body died but that wasn't youhow could it beyou're not even dust nowjust energy returned to the umiverse.Existing only in the mindsof those left behind.Dependent soley on perceptions of you when you lived.But who was it that lived?The body you inhabited did...

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      10/01/25

      January tenth, we touched like before,But something was missing, we chose to ignore.No sign of an end, no hurtful goodbye,Just silence that settled and never asked why.You reached for my body, but haven't since then,No heat, no cold, just...

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      • Okay, that is gut-wrenching. To lay there and live a slow death that you did not sign up for. Not right at all.
        This is executed well

      • Thanks for the thoughtful comment Fia.

        It’s not right and it’s not wrong , it’s just the way it is.Like everything in life,even suffering is impermanent.

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      • Quite moving..thank you for sharing

      • I’ve often felt that pain is preferable to apathy. That quiet passing out of space. This haunts & hurts. So often the case, & always hard

      • First the Technical: Excellent consistency with meter, beautifully executed rhyme.
        Composition: Incredible depth. As Willow noted, the piece reflects a falling away, a loss of touch and intimacy with no explanation. It’s a death of sorts, and you’ve painted it perfectly. Really well done.

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