In All That I Am
If I could draw a blade across my wrist
to show you that my veins clog
with the sludge of ugliness, you would
never again ask me,
“Why are you so tired?”
If I could crack open my skull
to free my mind, you would
see that it is not splintered
by madness but rather patched
together with clarity, you would
never again ask me
to swallow poison.
If I could rip this body open
to show you the raw red wounds
that have been lashed onto my soul
by every inhumane atrocity
this world has endured, you would
never again ask me,
“Why are you so sad?”
Instead, your accusing eyes demand
simple words to simpler questions that
the simplest minds can process.
And in all that I am,
simple I am not.
© Nicole Lyons 2016
But, Nicole, you do open yourself up and share your so human complexity, sometimes in many words, sometimes, as now, with just a few in feeling lines of poetry. re-blogging
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
Badass poem from Nicole
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Thank you, Bob ❤
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This is glorious, really really glorious.
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Thank you so much, Lizzi. 🙏 💞
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I don’t know why, but there are tears in my eyes right now. I feel you,.And this is the way I feel and can’t express it so beautifully. All I can say is not enough.
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Thank you, Love. I’m so happy that this resonates with you. Sometimes it’s hard to find our voice, but once we do, it’s hard to silence.
Welcome to The Lithium Chronicles. I am so happy to have you here.
XOXO
Nicole
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I…am overcome. I am an abuse survivor, and it takes so much to make me feel tears that when I do, I cling like a barnacle to a ship to that awesomeness. I promise you I am not a stalker, just a soul awed by what you express. Thank you for your welcome!
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Love and Light to you. XO
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And you as well, Ms. Lyons; bless you and your talent, it’s so powerful!
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Thank you
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Reblogged this on vshakvamantz and commented:
With your acknowlegement, Ms. Lyons, I wanted to share this. Making sure to give credit where it is due. My first Share-you are bad. Thank you too, Shareen!
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This is wonderful and I completely relate. Another walk inside another shoe’s type thing. If only… we could all feel each other there would be more compassion.
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Thank you, Beauty. You’re absolutely right, if only. Xoxox
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I can feel what you feel.
You’re a brave person out there!
Don’t stop writing. Please x
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective and commented:
Nicole Lyons/The Lithium Chronicles
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Thank you ❤
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Reblogged this on Brave and Reckless and commented:
Brilliant poetry by Nicole Lyons that resonates deeply in my soul.
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Thank you so much my dear friend ❤
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This is so profound.I just don’t know what to say.The feeling which this created is indescribable.More power to your writing.
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Thank you so much for this comment, I am so happy you felt this piece.
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I’m floored by this. You’re incredible. Came here via Brave and Reckless; she’s so onto it. I’ll share it on my blog tomorrow if that’s OK; I’ve just posted a celebration for my 100th Follower, so will save this for later 🙂 . Your eloquence is divine, G in Australia
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Welcome and hello! Thanks for stopping by, Christine is amazing and I’m honoured to be shared on her site. I’ll swing by yours this evening, congrats on your milestone!
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Thanks, you’re very kind. My site is waaaaay less profound than yours… although I’m proud of a few of them; ‘Episode 5’ has a deeper creative content. But no pressure to visit- just keep writing your poems please! gabrielle
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Hey Nicole – stunning words and pictures. Resonates with me and, I’m sure, countless others.
Cheers
Ash.
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Thank you so much for reading and for the lovely comment, it means the world.
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This is so very beautiful. I will remember this for the rest of my life.
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I think I will remember this comment for the rest of mine. Thank you so much for reading.
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And thank you so much for writing 🙂
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