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“Life is a gamble at terrible odds – if it was a bet, you wouldn’t take it.” Tom Stoppard
I saw you in the corners of my life,
you were always there,
uninvited you came
offering perverse intimacy
I could not resist
only indulge,
you always smiled,
and when you held me close
I feared you less,
accepting the quietus
from which love
draws strength.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Powerful. Bravo.
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Thank you so much.
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Not to be morbid but this reminded me of someone accepting death at an old age.
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It can work that way, in my mind it was the moment I accepted the fact of death when I was young, but it is written as is so that it can be at whatever point. Thank you for sharing.
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Hmm thank you for a glimpse into your thinking process
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I smile when you say that, because my family say that I have a warped mind, a reflection on my different way of seeing the world.
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I myself see the world in an obscure way so to me I like the rawness that you show. This who have warped minds just see reality in a different spectrum and that’s ok. I’m glad it made you smile 😊
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Thank you kindred spirit 🙂
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You are very welcome sir.
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Your poem gave me a lot to think about. It is very, very hard to accept that death is a part of life.
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Yes, my realisation came early due to my lifestyle, but it is never a simple matter. Thank you for the thoughtful response and I’m touched that it has made you think.
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Interesting
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Acceptance of mortality
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Really beautiful! From the corners to the center, then … gone.
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Ah, you sure picked it Jill, thank you for taking time to reflect that back.
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Accepting the inevitable is not easy but the sooner peace is made, the better it is. Thought-provoking, Paul.
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So true Punam, the sooner the better, if only we could with everything. 🙂
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If only! 🙂
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Ich love the conclusion at the end so much. A very powerful poem. Michael
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Comes from a deep place of acceptance.
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Wonderful writing as always. I also wrote a poem titled Quietus. 😊
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Interesting I must check that out. Thank you so much.
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Thank you 😊
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🙂
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Beautiful, yet so moving…
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Thank you so much for sharing that Amy.
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