Train of Thought

Your words live
in my thoughts
Sometimes they delight
and are invited to stay
Other times they wound
and I show them the door

They feed my heart
Nourish my soul
and thoughts
become my words
flowing freely
back to you

When words harm
they linger in my head
slowly poisoning
a bruised spirit
And I cannot
speak to you

Instead I write
my thoughts
that spew forth
like demons
exorcised
from my body

So you might understand 



Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © 


in Response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #153

Image by Irina Gromovataya from Pixabay 

21 thoughts on “Train of Thought”

1. Beautifully written, and so appropriate to someone who survived domestic violece.

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   1. Thanks Regina. I always like to promote writing out thoughts good and bad. It is so therapeutic and has helped me most of my life 🙂💕

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2. Really beautiful!

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3. Thank you Luisa! So nice to hear from you 🥰

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   1. Amazing piece. Words once uttered, can never be taken back. We have to rein in our words and let them remain as thoughts in us.

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      1. Thank you so much ☺️

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4. Deep…

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5. You show words as connectors so beautifully. It may not be so easy to show them the door though. Whatever we love or hate intensely stays somewhere in the subconscious.

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   1. Thank you. Yes fortunately or unfortunately it does stay with us. I loved this prompt Reena ☺️

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      1. Glad you liked it 🙂

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7. The sentiment of this piece is the exact reason why I started writing , It was the only way I could find to exorcise the emotional demons , people find catharsis in many ways writing was mine .

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   1. Yes Andy. I remember that. Writing has helped many of us who share their work here. I hope you are doing well ☺️

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9. But do they understand? Most times, I’ve found they are read but don’t land how we had hoped they would. Well-written, Christine! 🙂

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   1. Yes, that last line was wishful thinking 🤔. You’re right Susi, they don’t always land where we had hoped. 😐

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      1. Yes, it sometimes necessitates multiple readings. Or they just don’t have a soul!

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      2. Sad isn’t it Susi?

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      3. Beyond sad, pathetic sometimes.

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10. Loving the thought and narrative captured in this! ❤

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    1. Thank you Jaya ☺️💕

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