Grave Conversations - Quotes From The Dark

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Grave Conversations

The simplest of things

remind me

of what was once here

and now

so gone

so very gone

the scent of roses

the feel of grass beneath my feet

the soft touch of shade

from the warmth of the sun

whistful winds

rippling through my hair

whispering secrets

from silken, dancing hills

all of it at once beautiful

and yet tragic

aching

because for every simple thing

every sweet memory

I feel the loss

the empty fathoms

that swallow me whole

in moments

when my weakness

reaches and claws at my soul

tearing into old scars

old wounds

opening again

the doors I nailed shut

letting out the floods

the ghosts

I'd promised would stay

buried

I speak to gravestones

cemeteries under my skin

markers for the things I once loved

rising from the dead again

Oh how I wish they would stay

deep down in the ground

but I speak to gravestones

even if they don't make a sound

I close my eyes

my lips parted

drinking down the tears

as they fall

chasing each other down my cheeks

consumed in a wildness

like caged animals

running free

for the first time

but never

never

the last time

and as fast as I try

to wipe them away

they brim

and flood

brim

and flood

until all I can do

is stare up at the sky

the bluest of blues

and hope to god

that I can coax and cry

things back

into their

narrow pine

coffins

I speak to gravestones

cemeteries under my skin

stone and etchings scarred in red

reaching from my soul again

Oh how I wish they would stay

deep down

deep down

but I speak to gravestones

where none should be found

I smell the dirt on my hands

see the black under my nails

knowing well the memories

the simple things

have once again moved far beyond the pale

... and I don't think

I have the strength

to bury them down

down

down beneath my skin

again

- ©TerriLynn Le Blanc (aka Yvonne White)

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The Author

For "Into The Dark World" space, we are pleased to present you a new collaboration with TerriLynn Le Blanc, a wonderful poet that will bring us in a twisted land, full of emotions and darkness...

TerriLynn Le Blanc (aka Yvonne White) was born in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada in 1982. Her father's work made it necessary that her family move quite often throughout her childhood until they finally arrived in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1990. During her formative and teenage years, TerriLynn was prone to being

very introverted and enjoying her own company as opposed to others. This time allowed her to explore

her imagination, draw, and begin writing as well as delving into music.

She drifted in and out of creating stories and writing poetry as well as teaching herself to play piano, but eventually, she began to notice that her motivation for a lot of once enjoyable things was draining away. During her early twenties, things became apparent that not all was right in her mind and by the time she was 30 she had

been diagnosed with several different mental illness' which finally brought to light just why she felt like she was breaking apart and losing bits of herself slowly over time.

While endeavoring to find treatments for her disorders, TerriLynn picked up poetry writing again and found a release for a lot of the darkness she'd been hiding inside from when she was very young. She has since had two of her piece published and currently runs her own Facebook page with over 6,000 followers (to date) which she started in Aug 2017. From there, she continues to write every day, posting at least two new pieces a night all with the goal of reaching out to others who may be feeling what she's feeling and fighting to see the light of day in the dark. Her goal is to be a voice for those who can't express what they feel and to drive away the stigma behind mental illness.

"I want people to finally realize that it really is okay not to 'be okay' and that breaking can be

beautiful ... breathtakingly so." - TerriLynn Le Blanc

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