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I sensed your intensity
Your stare
A definite change of atmosphere
Of attitude
Before I spotted you

There, in the dark
A black form
Within the ashen room

You
Watching me
As I -You
Our curiosity intermingling
In silence
As the hour shifts to three

Your presence, my friend
Is as real as mine
And I am not afraid

Dana

~ A true occurrence written for Open Link Night @dVerse Poets Pub
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  1. Linda G. HattonOctober 16, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    Love it! (Do you really see them?? I do, too.)
    xo

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    1. Dana DampierOctober 16, 2012 at 1:17 PM

      Thanks Linda. Yes I do! I've always saw things, but it increased with my first pregnancy.

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  2. TashtooOctober 16, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    Wow! Dana...this gave me goosebumps...not in a "ghostly" way, rather more in your calm approach! Intriguing and fascinating write that makes me want to know more!!! Loved it!

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    1. Dana DampierOctober 16, 2012 at 5:09 PM

      Thank you! It's a totally different experience than you think, especially if you have an open mind.

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  3. ayalaOctober 16, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Fascinating, Dana. You are gifted to be able to see and feel this.

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    1. Dana DampierOctober 16, 2012 at 5:11 PM

      Thank you, but anyone could if they would open their mind to it.

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  4. Brian MillerOctober 16, 2012 at 5:16 PM

    smiles...oh it is surely real...and always there....and ready for when we are not diligent and not looking...ha....great sense of ominous in this...but also strength...

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  5. MaryOctober 16, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Love that last stanza, Dana! The strength!!

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    1. Dana DampierOctober 16, 2012 at 11:06 PM

      Thank you Mary!Curiosity tends to take over more than fear.

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  6. ClaudiaOctober 16, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    oh i'm glad you're not afraid...has to do with facing the unknown..and i second mary..this needs strength

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    1. Dana DampierOctober 16, 2012 at 11:08 PM

      You sort of get use to it, It's just there and you can't stop it so you should just learn from it and move on.

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  7. UnknownOctober 16, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    You authenticate the existence of connections before awareness of them exist.

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  8. Lara BrittOctober 17, 2012 at 12:49 AM

    We only experience a fraction of ourselves so how can we not miss most of what is...especially when there is little vocabulary to point to it. Thank you for your additions to our collective language of knowing.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 17, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    I liked that you did not reveal that it wasn't a "person" till the end. Cool.

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  10. Sabra BowersSeptember 29, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Powerful poem, Dana. I applaud you for writing and sharing it. Very well done.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 29, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    Well done, Dana. Thanks for sharing it.

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