Grief
is my
nemesis
I wear blindfolds
so I don’t see it
avoiding the ambush
naked pain dulled to darkness
sidestepping evisceration
Is it my sin or is it weakness?
©Vivian Zems
Lillian hosts dVerse with several words from three categories. My words are Ambush and My Sin (names of perfumes)
Smell The Coffee 
May 15, 2018 at 8:47 pm
Oh my…..quite powerful! Short but oh so much meaning here. I wear blindfolds….and then that last question cutting into the soul. Well done!
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May 16, 2018 at 7:14 pm
Thanks, Lillian !😊
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May 15, 2018 at 8:53 pm
I love how you end with the questions… can it be both sin or weakness or neither?
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May 15, 2018 at 9:25 pm
Good one. I like the blindfold analogy.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:12 pm
Thanks, Jane !😊
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May 16, 2018 at 9:12 pm
🙂
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May 15, 2018 at 9:44 pm
Powerful Vivian.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:11 pm
Thanks, Linda!😊
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May 15, 2018 at 11:08 pm
I like the questions – deep and dark!
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May 16, 2018 at 7:10 pm
Thanks, Jo !😊
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May 15, 2018 at 11:23 pm
Well hidden names here, and a powerful piece.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:09 pm
Thank you!😊
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May 16, 2018 at 1:14 am
I like this phrase: “dulled to darkness”
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May 16, 2018 at 7:07 pm
Thanks Frank!😊
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May 16, 2018 at 2:40 am
Weakness and sin seem to go hand in hand! Nicely done.
Dwight
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May 16, 2018 at 7:06 pm
Thanks Dwight!
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May 16, 2018 at 3:10 am
A really big question in the end. Is it a sin or a weakness or perhaps both?
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May 16, 2018 at 7:06 pm
Who knows.?..😊
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May 16, 2018 at 4:01 am
Grief is such a visceral thing. You pack an insightful punch in such a short, but well done write.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:19 pm
Thank you 😊
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May 16, 2018 at 8:14 am
Oh yes, Viv, I so get that grief is an ambush to avoid. I also like the way you end with a question.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:19 pm
Thanks, Kim !
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May 16, 2018 at 3:16 pm
It is hard to face grief…it can be an ambush.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:18 pm
Indeed
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May 16, 2018 at 4:20 pm
Well done, Vivian…a gutsy image of grief/guilt.
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May 16, 2018 at 7:17 pm
Thanks Lynn!
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May 17, 2018 at 8:07 am
kaykuala
Is it my sin or is it weakness?
It’s a good question! Sometimes it can be both!
Hank
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May 17, 2018 at 8:44 am
Thanks Hank!
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