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Home›Poetry›Crawling Out Of A Dark Void

Crawling Out Of A Dark Void

By Ivor Steven
January 10, 2022
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Sleeping Snail
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Falls and crawls, my void is screaming
Glares and stares, my eyes are slowly opening
Clangs and chimes of sirens roaring
Help and kindness of paramedics working

Awakening from a scary darkness
Knowing my dreams are disappearing

Ins and outs of doorways slamming
Shrieks and shrills of voices yelling
Highs and lows of painfully recovering
The difficulties of quietly surviving

Awakening to the renewal of dreaming
Beyond the curtains and screenings
Realizing my life is gradually healing

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Photo by Ivor Steven
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Ivor Steven

Ivor Steven was formerly an Industrial Chemist, then a Plumber, and has been writing poetry for 19 years. He has had numerous poems published in anthologies, and on-line magazines. He is an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc.(Australia), and is a team member/barista with the on-line magazine "Go Dog Go Cafe" (America).

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2 comments

  1. Jo Curtain 15 January, 2022 at 18:19 Reply

    I have read your poem a few times now Ivor and sat with your words – it is such a moving, beautiful poem and vivid images. πŸ™‚

    • Ivor Steven 16 January, 2022 at 15:38 Reply

      Thank you Jo for reading and appreciating my poem about the jumbled recollections of the 2nd stroke I experienced back in December 2018. πŸ€—πŸŒ

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