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Truth-beam

 




Wading through the ripple of time
Under a starless night
Black as the future seems
Cold as deaths stinging breath
Sending chills through a fragile heart
Seeking to penetrate a guarded mind
Struggling wave by crushing wave
Of mistrust and fake smiles
Quietly pushing toward that one
Moonbeam where the truth lies 



Dana Dampier

Posted on dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night: https://dversepoets.com/2022/02/03/oln-309-smile/



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  1. ben AlexanderFebruary 3, 2022 at 4:20 PM

    *humble applause*

    Thank you for sharing this, Dana

    -David

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  2. BrendanFebruary 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM

    The dark is sacred and fertile. Keep pushing!

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    1. Dana DampierFebruary 4, 2022 at 8:53 AM

      It definitely is. The dark holds a lot of space to heal and opportunity to find what you need mentally.

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  3. Gillena CoxFebruary 3, 2022 at 5:08 PM

    Bravo. Luv the images in your craft of words

    Much love...

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  4. Arcadia MariaFebruary 3, 2022 at 7:20 PM

    I really like this poem. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Callsign SantaFebruary 3, 2022 at 10:00 PM

    Waves of mistrust and fake smiles...my heart goes out to that...as she wades through the murky darkness,, hope in her heart, that one moonbeam...beautiful poem of struggle and the absurdity of hope, or struggle and the steely determination of hope,...

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    1. Dana DampierFebruary 4, 2022 at 8:55 AM

      Thank you! We sometimes need that darkness to help us realize the truth!

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  6. Mrityunjay Dixit (Jay)February 4, 2022 at 6:24 AM

    Beautiful!

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  7. Yvonne OsborneFebruary 4, 2022 at 6:33 AM

    Nothing worse than those fake smiles. We know them, don't we?

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  8. Linda Lee LybergFebruary 4, 2022 at 9:31 AM





    I love the way you ended your poem.

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    1. Dana DampierFebruary 4, 2022 at 12:39 PM

      Thank you! I always want to express that there is light within dark. The dark is not a bad place to be in it's entirety.

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  9. Sanaa RizviFebruary 4, 2022 at 9:47 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous write! 💝💝

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  10. paeansunpluggedFebruary 5, 2022 at 7:56 AM

    We can't lose sight of truth, can we! Beautiful write, Dana.

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  11. Sunra RainzFebruary 5, 2022 at 4:42 PM

    Lovely poem, Dana, and such visual metaphors.

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