Opaque!...exjw reflection on mental battle of leaving WT

Brummie

Opaque!

Sometimes I see a shaded screen

And you appear behind

Playing in the darkness

Toying with my mind.

Reminding me, the memoirs, of the fears I fought at night.

Opaque! You knew how to block the passages of light.

And landed on my knees

You took those whom I loved the most

And made them sting like bees.

A statistic just to play with

You counted money while I counted time

Opaque! I took the bait and your hook

Tore out my mind.

The fight for sanity

Your web of lies locked around my mind secured with doomsday keys.

Caught in your tower of darkness, snared by your claims of liberty

Opaque! I was blinded by your carnal society.

So you tried to snatch my breath

Stood before 3 mortals and they sentenced me to death.

Questioned in your dungeons

Finding light considered crime!

Opaque! You'll reap your wages but no longer by my time.

I am no longer just your echo, or a wheel in your machine.

No longer can you bind me, to your locks I've found the key

Opaque! The truth has set me free from your transient destiny

(wierd huh)

JamesThomas

Very vivid. Very nice.

Undecided

So well expressed and so true.

Ken P.

yesidid

That is just brilliant Brummie,

Are they your words?

The pictures are so clear.

Thank you.

Brummie

Gee THANKS , to be frank I find that reflection quite depressing! LOL. I wrote it while still trying to cope and holding my head from leaving the Watchtower. Highly symbolic words and could only be understood by a former JW. I'm a lot less depressing (thats arguable I guess) when i write these days, it just captured the state of mind I was in at the time of leaving.

Brummie

RAYZORBLADE

Brummie, an excellent piece of poetry.

Opaque: what a great description of where we once were in our blind state.

Thanks for sharing.

Brummie

Thanks Razor, everytime I hear that word I think of the watchtower! yuk

moreisbetter

Thank you very much for sharing this. Very indicative of my current feelings.

I hope you and your family are very well, cute kitty face.

Theresa

Brummie

Thanks Theresa (hey I now know your name), hope all is well with you too. Glad you went to the apostafest and met others, must have been very encouraging for you.

Brummie

Big Tex

Best line:

Caught in your tower of darkness, snared by your claims of liberty

Stirred up images of a lonely castle spire silhoutted in the night.

Cool poem Brumm. Wish I could write poetry, but it's just too hard.

Thanks for sharing.

Opaque!...exjw reflection on mental battle of leaving WT

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