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Crown of Thorns


Picture by Dana Dampier


Pricked my finger
Upon my crown of thorns
A stinging reminder
As the blood turns tacky
I'm not at all who I wanted to be
Bearing scars
Mostly invisible, but definitely felt
In spite of this
I am very glad to still feel
Something 



*A Quadrille written for dVerse Poets Pub

https://dversepoets.com/2021/11/29/quadrille-141-heady-is-the-poem-that-wears-the-crown/

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  1. De JacksonNovember 29, 2021 at 4:40 PM

    This reminded me of a GooGoo Dolls lyric I love: "you bleed just to know you're alive."

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 29, 2021 at 9:24 PM

      It definitely is a great reminder that we are still here which means anything is still possible!

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  2. Dwight L. RothNovember 29, 2021 at 5:41 PM

    Very nicely done! Interesting that our crowns sometime become the thorns that leave us scars!

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 29, 2021 at 9:26 PM

      Sometimes our crowns are made of thorns when we are our own worst critic!

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  3. Gillena CoxNovember 29, 2021 at 5:54 PM

    Ah a sharp jab at reality.

    Much💜love

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  4. JennaNovember 29, 2021 at 7:23 PM

    Good one! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. K.HartlessNovember 29, 2021 at 8:46 PM

    That sting that sticks with us and reminds us of so much. Touching quadrille.

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 29, 2021 at 9:29 PM

      Sometimes those reminders are what keeps us knowing that anything is possible!

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  6. forestbatherNovember 30, 2021 at 1:08 AM

    Deeply personal and introspective...such as interesting start, with the prick on the finger bringing forward your thoughts like that...

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 30, 2021 at 11:06 AM

      Thank you! The majority of what I write comes directly from my experiences!

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  7. ben AlexanderNovember 30, 2021 at 3:09 AM

    Dana - I really, really relate to those last five lines! This is very good.

    All best,
    David [ben Alexander]

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 30, 2021 at 11:07 AM

      Thank you very much! That is all that I can hope for... someone that can relate and understand that they are not alone in their struggles!

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  8. Carrie Van HornNovember 30, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    I love the raw truth this holds Dana. A lovely write and your photography is beautiful!

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 30, 2021 at 12:38 PM

      Thank you very much! I love taking pictures as much as I love to write!

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  9. sillyfrogNovember 30, 2021 at 12:23 PM

    A beautiful poem!

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  10. brudbergNovember 30, 2021 at 3:03 PM

    Oh.. so true... the numbness after pain is worse than pain itself

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    1. Dana DampierNovember 30, 2021 at 3:52 PM

      Most definitely. It's the most dangerous as well.

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  11. KerfeDecember 1, 2021 at 1:30 PM

    We would not be alive if we could not feel pain as well as pleasure. Both make up a life.

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    1. Dana DampierDecember 1, 2021 at 2:58 PM

      Very true, which is why feeling numb is dangerous!

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  12. HelenDecember 3, 2021 at 4:35 PM

    Streaming consciousness .... my favorite! Well done, well done.

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