Tormented
By AJ O’Brien.
Upturned wrists
beneath a black light,
which to open first
unwrap,
the left or right.
Upon a razor’s edge
as the water grows cold,
deciding to cut and die
or suffer and grow old.
Sharp the pain
steel meets flesh,
as she parts the Red Sea.
Why, I ask
could you not let her be?
Incarcerated shadows 
this made my heart hurt
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Thank you so much.
That was my intention, and you put it so beautifully.
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Intense. These few lines carried tons of emotions.🌸
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Thank you very much.
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You are welcome 🌸🌸
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Potent imagery, Alan! Such a dark pleasure to read your work.
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Your kind words do so inspire me Rose.
Thank you. 💕💀💕
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A moment perfectly captured.
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Thank you very much.
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Hey, Good to hear from you, Blessings my friend
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Many Thanks and blessings to you Sir.
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That’s strange, I thought I was following you too.
Another WP quirk
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It’s happened to me before.
Hope you enjoyed the poem.
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Yes! I really felt it. It’s such a complex issue and so heart wrenching
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Thank you so much.
I appreciate your comments.
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Hope you are well, dear Alan
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I’m good. How are you?
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Not too bad. Glad to hear. Big hug!
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😀😎😀
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Aw I missed this. Can’t believe it. Somehow I was not following you..how did that happen? I don’t know. I am glad to have you back and your reading! I love it! I really like the first few lines where you mention opening the fists…the opening act.👌🙌
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Thank you my friend.
For some reason I was no longer following you. 😞
So glad we’re back on track. 😀
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beautiful words
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Thank you so much.
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You capture so much pain in so few words, Alan.
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You’re very kind.
Thank you Anna.
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I think you did nail this one. I have known far to many people who have taken their own lives, and we can only imagine the torment that lead them to this decision. And the worst thing is that so many of us wanted to help, but our help just wasn’t good enough. You do manage to go right to the core of the issue, Alan!
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Thank you very much Ann.
Fortunately, I have never known anyone
who has taken their own life.
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Wow Alan, you hit it on the nail. So many tormented souls dealing with to live or die.
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Thank you so much Michele.
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