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To Die For The Heart’s Illusions

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          She is your halo, angel

that plagues you with her light,

slashes your self-defeat

with her wooing purity.

 

          She gives you great meaning

to go on. A perfect child-god,

untouchable like an abyss: blue eyes,

sun-toned hair, like you in her

reflection.

 

          She is delicate, holy, in need

of your protection. Daughter that swells

your cup overflowing with messianic intent.

 

          But little girl, human

with her own flaws, that

you will never acknowledge, never

relinquish your idolizing love. . .

 

 

. . .  from the cold claim of isolation,

where your raving dragons howl

as you drink her smile

like a remedy . . .

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Copyright © 1997 by Allison Grayhurst

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Published in “Bewildering Stories, Issue 714” May 2017

http://www.bewilderingstories.com/

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http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue714/die_illusions.html

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Published in “Poems and Poetry” May 2017

 

https://www.poemsandpoetryblog.com/6776/to-die-for-the-hearts-illusions-a-poem-by-allison-grayhurst

https://www.poemsandpoetryblog.com/poet-bios/allison-grayhurst

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“Allison Grayhurst intertwines a potent spirituality throughout her work so that each poem is not simply a statement or observation, but a revelation that demands the reader’s personal involvement. Grayhurst’s poetic genius is profound and evident. Her voice is uniquely authentic, undeniable in its dignified vulnerability as it is in its significance,” Kyp Harness, singer/songwriter, author.

“Allison Grayhurst’s poems are like cathedrals witnessing and articulating in unflinching graphic detail the gritty angst and grief of life, while taking it to rare clarity, calm and comfort. Grayhurst’s work is haunting, majestic and cleansing, often leaving one breathless in the wake of its intelligence, hope, faith and love amidst the muck of life. Many of Allison Grayhurst’s poems are simply masterpieces. Grayhurst’s poetry is a lighthouse of intelligent honour… indeed, intelligence rips through her work like white water,” Taylor Jane Green, Registered Spiritual Psychotherapist and author.

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