Shards of memory
Pierce the consciousness
Precognition of ancient
Radical rebelliousness
Wounds of interior
Conscience long forgotten
Wounds inflicted on others
Far too long remembered

Flashes of recognition
Acknowledgement of
Past realities of self
Understanding of former
Outrageous behaviors
Reasons for rages
Barely contained

Filaments of reality
Figments of imagination
Merge in consciousness to
Weave the patchwork of memory

Recalled events filtered through history
Forging protective ego defenses
Softened by the gentleness of time
Sheltering the tender psyche from
The pain of rapid recollection
Until the self is ready

Transition ignition complete
Process ongoing

06/16/2003

Author's Note: This restores previous entry inadvertently deleted... ;o)

Posted on 10/17/2003
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