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a reading for Hayley Dack by Lloyd Godman

Secrets Eluded

born in emotion and thought -secrets
imprisoned in the heart with strong bindings – fears
walls of self-doubt surround me
growing to insurmountable heights
the towers of delusion keep watch
I am a prisoner in the dungeon of the self

personal to the self but revealed to others the walls of a secret fall away
the rocks of doubt lose their weight
tumble to the ground
the incarceration becomes a useless ruin
sacked by confronting the mirror lens of true self

I am who I am no more no less

© Lloyd Godman