Walk (No, run) straight into that freight train that is your fear embracing it full wrestling it to the ground with lustful wildness until it is subdued until it is your own do not release it lest it run from you returning tamed unpeppered © Photo & Poem by Jilly All rights reserved We are writing Quadrilles over at dVerse. Join us!
Conquest (An Affair)
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I like the way you worked pepper into this! And your image is perfect; that devil moon stirring up the waters! Very nice!
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Thanks!
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A good one! I loved the spirit of the poem.
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Thanks!
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Running straight into that freight train to wrestle with it combines both the fear and the confidence that one can pepper it.
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Thanks for reading 🙂
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Yes, defy our fears, tackle them and live freely. Love it!
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Thanks, Victoria!
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The whole piece is excellent, but I especially like how you closed it — the last couple of lines.
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Thanks! I think that was my favorite part while writing 🙂
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We need such bravery to beat that fear… the image of a freight train is scary.
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Well, yeah – fear is scary – I think…
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Fear as a freight train—such a strong image!
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Fear often feels like a freight train, and I have experienced that facing it is better than staying stuck in it. Unexpected use of the word “pepper!”
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Um, yeah – unexpected for me, too!
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That’s a beautiful photo, Jilly, and I really like the way you’ve incorporated the word: ‘unpeppered’. I also love the fear/freight train metaphor and the lines:
‘wrestling it to the ground with
lustful wildness
until it is subdued
until it is your own’.
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Confession: I wrote the poem last night and the word was originally ‘unwild’ – I like ‘unpeppered’ so much better!
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Fear as a freight train is such an apt image!
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Good description of passion, “running into a freight train”. Very descriptive
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Thanks!
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I like the strength here. Very powerful.
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I am always happy to see your input, Sarah! Glad you stopped by 🙂
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Fear and confidence unpeppered. Love this!
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I appreciate your comment – the word ‘pepper’ came in handy for this one!
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Love the fierce attitude !!!
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Thanks, Grace! Glad that came through.
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Great advice about conquering your fears.
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wrestling the freight train of fear is a strong image!
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Thanks for reading- I value your input!
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Love the metaphor of wrestling with a freight train, the impossibility and the raw energy that brings to the poem.
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Your insight is always welcomed. I’ve been reading a memoir/journal that has heavy themes of conquering fears and it came pouring out with this poem. Thanks for stopping by!
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….an affair….once a person decides, my guess is that it’s very much like running head-on into an oncoming freight train!
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Ah – but the ‘affair’ here is the lustful wrestling with one’s own fear, and the conquest of owing that fear, lest it own you. Thanks for stopping by, Lillian!
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Well….where was my morning be in this one??!! Reading with too much caffeine me thinks!
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Inspired write. You pack a lot into 44 words, Jilly.
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Thanks, Mary
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Ah “the greatest thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Skillfully considers our fears.
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He was a wise man when he said that. Thanks for dropping by!
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I like the use of unpeppered in this! And the impact of the fear/freight train metaphor. Good stuff! Gorgeous photo, too!
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Thanks! The pic is of the full moon shining on our little lake out back. It seemed appropriate for a mad affair with our own fears. I acutally wrote the poem the night before and changed the word ‘unwild’ to ‘unpeppered.’ I liked it better that way.
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Love the way things work out like that. As if the poem was just waiting to be ‘unpeppered.’
Amazing scenery right in your backyard.
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Well done, very powerful and encouraging! Kind of a battle cry/pep talk. ❤
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Thank you!
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Taming fear is definitely one of the challenges to creating a fulfilling life. Enjoyed the read. Loved the photo also. ❤
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Thank you!
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