Flames and Tears

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A cycle of depression i know well.....feel like Fawkes.

Flames and Tears



Flames simmer deep within
from abuse that happened way back when.
Embers flare and others see them
can't forget and can't forgive them.
Offense is taken all around,
and then tears fall to the ground.
Once begun they flow unhindered
like the current of a raging river.
There is no way to dam the flow
when the tears refuse to stop
that is when the temper starts to show
the anger flares up
and dries the tears
but encites fear
in anyone near.
So they all shy away
and never stay
and then, day by day
have less and less to say.
So loneliness encroaches
and snuffs out the fire
which then feeds
the ire
deep within
and then
 the cycle
starts
 all over again....

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StandingBear commented on Flames and Tears

02-09-2014

Flames and tears are internal scars no one can see from the outside looking in. It's a major problem everywhere...abuse...and seems with our justice system the way it is, it seems a slap on the wrist is the punishment handed on a silver platter to the abuser. Great emotional write, Tempestlady...your writing always holds the deepest interest in the readers. Write on...StandingBear

Tempestlady

04/04/2014

Thanks so much. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Vincent commented on Flames and Tears

04-03-2012

How to drown the flame with all those tears, That is the question? Enjoyed the read smiles Vincent

BrokenHeart2009 commented on Flames and Tears

03-03-2012

Wow, you are an amazing writer. I love the metophoirc use of flames and tears.

Sali commented on Flames and Tears

01-28-2012

What do you do with Flames and Tears? You make an Exchange :)

Tempestlady

02/17/2012

Thats a unique perspective i hadn't thought about before.....

Crush commented on Flames and Tears

12-02-2011

"...and the cycle starts all over again." i can so relate to this offering. tears, anger and the rebirth of sorrow. well done !

Tempestlady

12/02/2011

Thanks for the understanding and the generous comments. Thanks for stopping by to read, your opinion is always appreciated here. Write on....................Tlady

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

Tempestlady’s Poems (64)

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The Tools for the Pandemic 0
The Tools for the Pandemic 1
OBSERVATIONS OF LIFESTYLES 0
Over and over and over and over again...., 0
Goodbye Baby 0
FAITH 0
TWC 0
"Every thought she had i heard from accross the room" 0
LATINA NURTURING 0
ROBIN WILLIAMS 0
ACCEPTANCE 0
LOVE AND SEX 0
Say What? 0
Some Days.... 0
Yellow Butterflies 4
Flames and Tears 6
Swans at the park 10
In the dugout 10
I never heard your voice..... 5
Talk to Me 2
The Wind of Death 7
WHAT TO DO.... 3
Futility 4
illusions 15
Innocent Love 17
Tranquility 15
Understanding 14
Mr. O. D. Fisher 9
Graywollff200
1 got Swine Flu
3
Buzz 4499 4
Attraction 11
"Smokin stems on a Saturday" 5
"Polar Bear evolution" 7
UNLAWFUL CARNAL KNOWLEDGE-RES
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20
I was created... 14
Stuck in a loop 20
BRYAN & DEE FAHRIG 11
ONE LAST DANCE.... 25
DE'JAVUE 15
Jake's Haiku Collection 7
"That Feeling" 5
To have it all... 4
"A Touch Too Much" 8
"Coping Mechanisms" 6
"Our Trucker" 9
Emotions in a lovelife 4
IT AINT NOTHING BUT A THING! 6
My flirting friend.. 12
Love from a distance 20
Kindred Spirits 19
My Lucky One 7
"Sweet Dreams" 8
The art of love 7
A Tone of the voice 4
The leader 7
"SWEET BABY JAMES" 3
"Rocka bye baby" 3
The Bobcat 7
"Cookies" 7
The Drought 6
Anne on my mind...... 7
Balanced Translocation (or dream babies) 9
Southside Cinderella 19