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    James (Jim) Kellogg shared a letter in the Group logo of Chasing Your DreamsChasing Your Dreams group 2 months, 4 weeks ago

    out of the echoing cave

    out of the echoing cave
    By: Jim Kellogg
    (The Queer Poet)
    2-2025

    the shards of glass
    from the broken mirror
    pierce the heavy and dark clouds
    causing a turbulent storm
    overwhelming and
    tossing me around without direction
    the invisible wounds have festered for years
    leaking like droplets from a frozen river on a sunny day
    i feel like i am trapped in an echoing cave

    then…

    i see her
    my brave and cherished mother
    a woman who shed her own tears
    sometimes silent
    sometimes wailing
    she harkens me to the edge of the echoing cave
    there…
    she shows me an open window
    an unexpected means of letting go

    Jim Kellogg
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      Emmy Craig replied 2 months, 3 weeks ago

      Jim, this is such a beautiful poem. I love how in your first stanza you describe the turmoil you felt and how it seemed to trap you inside. When you shift to seeing your mother and finding strength in her strength, it seems like the pain you felt melts away. Thank you for sharing your work!

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