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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: ARROW (11/17/22)
For years,
passive digs,
false accusations,
condescending looks,
tore me apart.
Together,
like an arrow,
they pierced my heart.

Anything
to make me smaller,
assume the worst of me,
and express resentment
that I came along.
Being sure
to let me know
that I don’t belong.

I’m left
wounded,
some days angry,
at times in tears,
always bleeding.
Longing to heal,
but finding myself
barely breathing.

Just when I think
I’m beginning to mend,
more salty words
and hurtful actions
come my way.
The sting
they leave behind
keeps my healing at bay.

All the while,
the arrow
left a hole in my heart,
and I can’t help but wonder
what will fill that space.
I have a choice,
it’s a decision
I must face.

I can choose
to fixate
on the wound
and remain
under distress,
allowing the hole
to become filled
with bitterness.

I can choose
to invite Divine love
to stop the bleeding,
and let His grace
lead me to forgiving.
For then,
I can heal,
and go on living.
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Ellen Carr 
11/25/22
I like the way you have used the arrow theme in your poem and you bring a positive message through your words.
Gloria Pierre Dean
11/26/22
Such a good description, and it is great that you chose
"to invite Divine love
to stop the bleeding"...