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Home again

Of all the roads I've traveled, there's​ on thing that stays the same.  While the scenery is changing, the eggshells below my feet remain. I've learned how to tread with caution. I make treaties now with ease. Though the monsters that I make them with are difficult to please. Now each road has an exit. Most aren't hard to see. But if you're brave enough to exit, your travels could be eggshell free. I've tried a couple exits. It's harder than you know.  The monsters follow every time. Everywhere you go. Leaving breaks the treaty, the reprocussions  are insane. Reality is make believe and you can't trust your brain. Days and weeks, even months, I fought with all my might. While refusing to cause any pain. Hoping one day that they themselves would get to see the light. I'll admit that I was caught off guard.  Like a fool, I fell again. The monsters who had brought such pain now wish to be my friend. Hand in hand we had arrived. It was nice, too say the least. We stepped inside hearing eggshells crunch. And I was holding to the beast. 

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Christopher Correia

hey Lauren McAuley, love the overall tone of this poem, though the line 'breaks' distract slightly, the ending I had to read a few times over; still not sure what caused the 'beasts'  to 'see the light' and why did the 'eggshells' stay around even though you walked hand in hand with the beasts?  The narrative line is blurred near the end; perhaps your intent....though I don't understand this one fully, I've read it a few times over and it does have spirit and a beating heart....it does leave the reading to interpret in places, but maybe I'm trying too hard, I'll go with the recommendation of the pull quote and enjoy....cheers poet  

'Reality is make believe and you can't trust your brain.' 

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Lauren McAuley

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I appreciate your comments. The beast never truly saw the light. He just knew how to trick "me". Make "me" comfortable enough to be lead astray.  Only to return "me" to where i had just escaped from. As for the line breaks, I apologise.  I don't believe I am compatible with this phone. I also don't have any training or skills to apply to my words. I just write and hit submit. Again, thank you. 

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