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This is a powerful piece. I am not sure if the stigmata you refer to are religious or your own wounds from life, but I prefer to understand the latter. Good use of capital letters for emphasis. Best Wishes, Robert.

"Warning hazardous zone ahead!!!" If you preside beyond this point we are not responsible! Well you've scared me enough to stay away. I guess a relationship with you can be hazardous to ones mental and or physical health. Great write. The stigmata has a meaning of great power that only the pure in heart can with stand, so I would guess if anyone wanted to get close to you their intentions must be real, or if not you will see right through them! I like that, if that's what you were going for. thanks, Eddie

I liked this very much, and I think I understand completely the concept of "bearing wounds openly for all to see". No one can really say what they would do in any situation unless they had been there themselves. People unknowingly say things that hurt because they have a very biased opinion. We should be careful of our words, they can cause wounds that never heal! Sincerely; Debbie

Powerful! The next step of healing. It's attitude like I said before. "I am here and damaged, enter at your own risk". Acknowledging what you know is wrong is the only way to fix it. Being "true" to yourself, so you can be true to and with others. Standing strong despite your hurt and fears. I want to say "showing all your battle wounds with a certain amount of pride, letting them know that no matter what they say or do you are strong and will survive through all. and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." This piece invokes my warrior inside, makes her stir, readying for what and who may come next. oh yeah, this makes your anger work with and for you, not against you. defuses the nastiness of anger when you do that. Well done. Live, Laugh and Love (and don't forget to write) Tink

Breathe fire on them, well not exactly, there are two ways to look at your wounds . Do you show that you can be hurt, or at the same time that you are strong, and can stand being wounded. Best to show them to ones that can understand what they are, out there are some that do not wound either with words or actions, and love people as they find them. Seek out the things you need and the friends you wish to journey with and have a beautiful life experience. Let the wounds heal first though. Lovely write very direct, Yours Ian.T

I love the force of this write...a warning, and yet also a vulnerable plea, to those that would carelessly and ignorantly prod the wounds of the Feminine awaken the sleeping Kali, Goddess of Wrath and Death and Destruction of the parts of our self that no longer serve. What I love most about this poem is the openness of heart and willingness...even defiance...to stay open in the face of the past experince of and future threat of wounds and hurts. If we close our hearts due to pain, pain which is an inherent part of life, we also close our hearts to joy and communion and union. Whoever wants to be close to the Feminine must also accept, and even embrace, the fierceness of the Wrathful aspect of Her. There is great beauty in the face of the Feminine, but we fear it, so we try to control it...as if we could control hurricanes, volcanoes or earthquakes. It also seems to me that our greatest gifts come out of our greatest wounds, like the image of Christ's sacrfifical blood...his greatest wound is his greatest gift. Living ith our heart open is a great gift, it's just that it hurts. I enjoy the writing and language very much...reminds me of the directness and clarity of DH lawrence combined with the vulnerbaility of Anna Akhmatova. Michael

I see you growing stronger by releasing your feelings through your work, Ink. You are brave and powerful. Sharing your experiences with others is both a way to drag all those hidden demons into the light and a method of teaching others who might find themselves in such a situation. I'm very proud of you, my friend! love ~ Ronda

like the others here I like this powerful piece... particularly the warnings... self realization is a beautiful thing... Richard

Hello, Miss Dragon I have been gone from the seen for a while. I am catching up on my reading. When I read this one, it hit me deeply. I can empathize with you. I know exactly how you feel. I could not have put it into words. Take care of You!!! Sincerely, Pixee

I thank my friend Jess, known here as weirdelf for introducing me to this site. I always thought poetry was cute rhyming ways of saying nothing, you make it a force of nature. You inspire me in my creativity and my femininity. I hope to gather the courage to express myself as you do. meow

Wonderfully powerful write bravo my friend , you leave me speachless I bow to your pen ... love and higgest bugs Jayne x x x