love ripped through your brightened veins
you wondered how much you could possibly take
the blood (a choir) roaring inside you
rushing to shape a song inside you
naught can be done to hasten the healing
but you have to know they’re only scars
and i love you, my homunculus
hurt and all
your voice was sandpaper’s rasp
no one understood, who among them could
blood in a cage, no doors inside you
no release for the song inside you
naught can be done to hasten the healing
but you have to know they’re only scars
and i love you, my homunculus
hurt and all
you’re loved, deplumed, so no more pretense
no longer can you be about mere survival
blooded for life, a kindling inside you
the filaments of song deep inside you
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2018
unbolt me 
Awesome! loved it!
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Thank you!
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“you’re loved, deplumed” Nicely written…Nicely said
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Thank you so very much.
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OH GOD, Tony! 😭😭😭😢😢 That…that was…beautiful beyond words! 😭😭😢 JUST….oh, go away! I dont like the way you made me feel with your words!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
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Aaawww… I’m sorry, Rain. Hope you’ll come back and read some more! (I’m evil that way.) 😛
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Ahahahha!! 😂 OF COURSE I will com back to read some more! LOVE YOUR WEBSITE! WELL DONE MAINTAINING IT! SERIOUSLY! I mean LOOK AT MEEE, I intended to take a little break and came back after MONTHS! 🤣
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Well, I’m just glad you’re back at all! YAY! 😀
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😊😊😊☺️
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Wow!!’ Amazing!!! ☺️😄😃🤗 keep it coming!
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Aw, shucks, Elize! Thank you, I will!
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Damn. Damn. Damn. This is way too deep, even for you Tony. While I can see Mr. Von Smith’s point of view, it feels more like the crossroad at the end, where the choice is between letting go of everything and gathering the courage to carry on. This sounds like a prayer, urging for the latter.
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That’s a pretty cool way to look at it too! Yeah, I’ll happily go with that! (And thank you.) 😀
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Bravo vocabulary builder! This image is what life at conception believers hold. I like the rigor and strength and cadence.
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I really love your take on this, V. Thank you so much for always reading us.
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deep and beautiful.
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Thank you. 🙂
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My first reaction was to grab a guitar and sing it – quite poignant!
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That’s truly a compliment. Thank you! I definitely am thinking about turning some of these little things into songs…
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You really should; I can hear them!
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This was great, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for reading. I really appreciate your support!
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Tony, this is both sad and beautiful.
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Truly, Tre, thank you.
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You’re most welcome. My pleasure.
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