Raw Earth Ink
Spit mixed with dirt – Muddy words flow
The Gap
Are you there?
Please.
I need you.
My voice echoes back,
Unheard.
I’m cold and alone.
Dangerously abandoned.
Destitute.
Desperate for a touch.
Even my memories have fled.
Every breath, a fight.
My eyes, painfully bloated.
Tears, my only companion.
Compassion, denied.
Every motion, weighted.
My hands hang low.
Undone.
I want, hysterically,
To simply sleep.
For rest.
For companionship and comfort.
For you
To fold me in your arms.
Squeeze me into you.
Let me melt,
Sigh and release.
To love me.
Just. Love me.
I am convinced,
Your love could heal me.
I am weak.
Unable to brave the gap.
Knock-kneed and feeble.
I close my eyes,
And pray.
Do you hear me?
tara caribou | ©️2024-25 photo by me
A repost from last year which seems incredibly relevant tonight. Nothing changes, apparently.
19 Comments on “The Gap”
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This is a moving and sensitive Plea- hugely relatable, Tara.
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Thank you Chris. I’m personally going through a really rough patch and feeling quite lonely and exhausted. A little compassion goes a long way.
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I’m very sorry to hear that, Tara. I hope that things pick up soon.
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Thank you. 😌
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I felt every word of this… <3
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Thank you for reading, Simon. 💕
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Always 🙂❤️
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Your words struck a chord. I take a deep breath, and suddenly, I know I am not alone. Sometimes, life wounds us. And sometimes words heal us. 🫶
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Thank you V 💕 Knowing my words have touched you, moves me.
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♡
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Sensual prayer of a piece
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That’s quite a compliment… thank you!
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It sounds that you have been having a very difficult year….😔💔
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In some ways, it’s the best year of my life. But with the best comes a lot of heartache too. The more you love, the more hurt you will get. It’s worth it, I’d say, in the end. But hard to go through the rough patches too. Especially with a brain and heart wired like mine.
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the longing for that certain someone else’s to love is too hard to ignore…
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Especially if you have the love, but it comes attached to such an imperfect broken down person such as me.
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I’m sorry you’re going through a rough patch. Hope you are okay. Hugs. ❤️
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I am okay, thank you. I need to remind myself that it’s not “all about me” and that sometimes rejection or words spoken aren’t because of something I said or did or who I am, but that the other person may be struggling with their own issues. Now, more than ever, we need to practice sympathy and understanding and forgiveness.
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Agreed. ❤️
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