secrets she had been keeping
mostly from herself
weighed her down
crushed her
like boulders hung from a yoke across her shoulders
as if chains designed for a basilisk
shackled her ankles and wrists
she gathered her courage
found her will, found her strength
started to shed these heavy secrets
one by one
like iridescent dragon scales
they littered the ground around her
like a mosaic tile floor
she could not shed the heart ache
the deep shame
the loneliness and isolation
quite so easily
but it was so much easier to breathe
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Brave & Reckless 
Beautiful and powerful, Christine. And of course I think of Pandora when coupled with the image. Absolutely, Wonderful!
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Thank you Eric. This has been a very difficult but important process for me and this piece holds a special place in my heart.
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It’s a pleasure and an honor to have you share it with me then. thank you.
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❤
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I felt every word of this..
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Thank you Rachel!
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You tap so eloquently into so many common themes. I am similarly shedding secrets, and I love the image of them you drew
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Thanks Aurora. Letting go of secrets and honoring my own truth have been important themes the last year
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I completely understand that!
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❤
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Deep…beautiful 🌟
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Thank you!
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Where do you find your images?? They are always so evocative. Rich words today too, thank you for sharing
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Most of my images come from Pixabay
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Thank you for sharing! It’s a beautiful piece. I like the ending line a lot, with the italics on “was” =)
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Thank you! I really like the imagery in this piece as well
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this has a deep meaning. its beautiful
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Thank you!
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