BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES, NO.19, NAPOWRIMO

deuxiemepeau19/04/201830/03/2018PoetryBORDERS, boundaries, Freedom, NaPoWriMo, secrets, Series, truth, Under rug swept

If we pulled up

all the carpets,

all the rugs,

how many secrets

would we find

swept into shadows

that never settle?

If we turned up

all the mistruths,

all the twists,

how many futures

could we save

from being

cast into creatures

that cannot comfort?

All words and drawings by Damien B. Donnelly

Published by deuxiemepeau

Published poet, writer, baker and former fashion maker, with footprints in Paris, London and Amsterdam but currently back home in Dublin with sights aimed at leaving a mark on the West coast one clear fine day... View more posts

6 thoughts on “BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES, NO.19, NAPOWRIMO”

Jane Dougherty says:

19/04/2018 at 22:33

If only. Vivid analogy. Your drawing is pretty good too.

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  20/04/2018 at 12:43
  
  Merci 🙏
  
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  1. Jane Dougherty says:
    
    20/04/2018 at 14:41
    
    🙂
merrildsmith says:

20/04/2018 at 14:32

I bet some of those secrets would burrow into the wood beneath the rug. 🙂
I like your drawing, too. It makes me think of Edward Gorey.

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1. deuxiemepeau says:
  
  20/04/2018 at 16:05
  
  The rotting beneath the rug, I guess. Thanks for the Edward Gorey ref, a little more time for each one might inspire something closer. happy weekend
  
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  1. merrildsmith says:
    
    20/04/2018 at 22:07
    
    Happy Weekend to you, too, Damien.

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