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Originally Posted by Brambledog (Post 1001986)

Lovely mandi, I think writing it all out is very therapeutic...

I wrote this a while ago. Makes me cringe a bit now tbh lol, but at the time it was cathartic and did help a lot: I had been playing the Moonlight Sonata, in lots of pain, and having a wee cry all the while...it is a sad but beautiful piece of music. I love Shakespeare, but I must apologise to him! It was just the mood I was in...

The Beast

If music ease, or soothe my pain, then play.
And play, and play, and play again,
If thou can bear my fear and woe just one more time.

I see the beast upon my skin; it gnaws upon my very bones
Both day and night. So play, cease not.
Still not my hands upon the keys.

Yet sweet airs, as love, and gentle deeds
Too short a time do still his cruel watch upon me;
But try I must; play, and hush the beast.
Mere pause, for wake again he surely will.

So play, play on, and tread but soft upon the stair.
Play on I beg, and gently lull the beast to sleep this night.
..........

Bram.

Love this!! Its dark and deep which may make you personally cringe, but that is what gives it depth. I enjoy all forms of expression and sometimes our trials brings out something we never knew we had in us, and its always for the better.

Aww, thanks Mandi! Hope you're having a better day...:)

Bram.

Conversely....I also wrote this (on a slightly better day!)

There was a young lady from Crewe,
Who dropped her best ring down the loo.
She scrabbled about
But came up with nowt,
And the bleach turned her fingers all blue.

A good giggle works too :winky:

Bram.

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Originally Posted by Brambledog (Post 1001986)

Very elegant and haunting, rings true. Very descriptive "the beast".