The love letter to Germaine

 

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Foundation.

Relationships are so complex.

Arguments come and go.

Some intense, but when all seems lost, if you're with the right person, the light of hope to reunite > sometimes seems to shine.

Have you nearly broken up but then got back together?

The love letter to Germaine

You may still need time to heal and

I’ve only just figured it out

Only God can put us

Together again

I may need

To kiss that old fantasy

My treasured dream with a final

Goodbye

You see

I gave you my heart and soul

And everything in between 

I once owned

But now I’ve walked through the long, dark night of the soul

Past all the illusions

I've seen through it all

Past all the black and white

If there were a second chance at loving you

I'd take it right away

Starting today

But Father Time played his painful cards

In seconds and minutes

These tears are still going to fall

Have we gone too far this time

For when I look in your deep, dark eyes

I can see there’s

No common ground

They're telling me it’s over

Yelling at me to

Leave

To go

I know how it goes

We can never make it

 So I'll retire alone to grieve for

God doesn't love us

It's a deep truth 

I may now come to know

Too many lies you think have seemingly been

Spoken

Too many sacred

Oaths now lie on our bedroom floor

Scattered into so many pieces

Screaming as we cry out in pain

Totally broken

But I still don’t want to leave

For deep inside

At my very core

There's still only one truth

I cling to that, I truly believe

Your love is all that I need

To really help me breathe

(C)

Copyright John Duffy

Sunday thoughts

 

One of the mesmerizing qualities of reading or writing is slowly entering strange landscapes filled with unknown possibilities, and enthralling characters.

And when your own magical cinema switches on, in doing so, enabling you to see all those beautifully written words spring into life.

It’s sometimes too difficult to switch off.

So free your mind this Sunday.

Read or even start writing.

A great way to relax.Peace, quiet, and tranquility, depending upon your selected choices, of course!

Have a wonderful day filled with inspired thoughts.

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The Mirror

 

The Mirror


(A lone voice whispers)


If Humanity looked in the mirror and could see its real face.
Would it end this destructive race?


Would it put an end to endless wars and demonizing those deemed less?
Those labelled with perceived flaws?


If Humanity looked in the mirror and could see its real face.


Would it change and lift us to a higher place?
Its self-obsessed power struggles, slowly disappearing without trace.


A dreams a dream until we dream it into being.
Many have tried before to knock on Humanity's door.


Maybe this time around it will be different.
Maybe this time, Humanity will be less belligerent.

(C) Copyright John Duffy

Belligerent" means aggressively hostile, eager to fight or argue, or engaged in warfare. It can describe a person, group, or even a country.

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The Monologue of Monique

(A lone voice whispers)

Have you ever wondered why it is you are born alone

Alone with no memory of who you really are 

Born for someone

A stranger to name you something they deem worthy

Thrust into a new realm of understanding

New emotions

A new horizon overflowing with Lovers and manipulative 

Haters

Judgemental and if you're lucky

Some kind souls, but ultimately new experiences

And then, when you eventually die

Hopefully surrounded by loving friends

You return alone to share your brief life

To the fellow travellers who wait by those alabaster gates

You once walked through so long ago

There are two strong groups waiting on the other side

So I have been told in deep dreams

The Haters

A collective term for the fallen souls 

Hatred and jealousy on their many levels

People who have endured hardship

Loss and whatever else, and willingly sacrifice kindness for callous judgment

To stand by the Devil

The people who would rather argue and fight

The despondent who seeks constant conflict

The game players and manipulators

And the Light

Kind companions

Who has walked tragedies hard, stone-cobbled pathways and still

Shine a light of friendship without an ulterior motive

People who seek a means to rejuvenate you without anything in return

People who try to help when help is needed

It is a strange sensation hearing these thoughts.

People may think in their judgmental shadows

I could be a dark creature in my deepest core, as they

Lean back and judge 

But if one doesn't explore the depths of light and dark experiences, as the voices whisper in the half-light

What is the point of only sharing the goodness in the world without recognising the darkness?

These times are awash in the great unveiling.

It is the Age Of Aquarius

Maybe when I die and in fifty or even a hundred years

People might see that I was a conduit sending a light 

Channelled from the Red Church to help strengthen those in need

Do I seek love and connection with the viewer

Did the many before me

All we seek, so I have been told

Is to plant a seed

A seed to question more

Be kinder

More compassionate

I am currently feeling the strength flow out of me

Old age and endless days of hardship 

But still, I fight the encroaching darkness

Especially at night

I am only one of many voices in the world.

Before you leave, though

One question

What will you leave behind if you suddenly passed away tonight

Money 

Wealth or love

Or even better, a legacy for some to be inspired by

Is that why you, too, should be brave enough to write

Unafraid of the world's many haters, and instead seek to reach those who love to share their light

If you don't leave anything

Have you ever wondered

In a few years

Regardless of your relationships

Something deep to ponder upon.

Salute.

The Monologue of Monique

(A lone voice whispers)

Do you only want to be a few lame messages on social media on birthdays or Christmas?

With cheap flowers on an ornate headstone, a few tears, the three-letter affirmation of repeated weakened Love as the years pass

R.I.P

Copyright John Duffy

The name Monique is a French feminine name, derived from the Latin name Monica, and ultimately meaning "advisor" or "counsellor". It is also associated with the meaning of "wise". The name is thought to have gained popularity through Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine, known for her unwavering faith and spiritual guidance.

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Reflections

 

Foundation.

History is littered with endless broken relationships.

The question is:

Does the Darkness play a part in unravelling the hopes and dreams of the two?

Creating scenarios to break the bond through temptation or other sins?

Has the Darkness crossed the boundaries to ever reach you?

Title.

Reflections.

(A lone voice whispers)

I can remember how we had such fire.

Aphrodite much have sighed with deep desire. 

The smiles and sweet kisses day and night.

Holding hands.

Standing proudly in our own circle of light.

Praying together, our love wouldn't take flight.

But beyond all things that prowl at night.

Crossing boundaries to reach us by means no one ever sees.

Two dreamers died and drowned at sea.

Two beings never to be the same.

But even now, deep inside my heart, that once shared love still remains.

And even though we're so far apart, sailing new seas.

The vision we once shared still haunts me like a familiar ghost.

For it still reminds me of a time I loved the most.

Before Dark Principalities. 

Crossing hidden boundaries to reach us by means no one ever sees.

And tore our hopes from pillar to post.

And two dreamers died and drowned at sea.

Like Megara and Hercules 

(C) Copyright John Duffy

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