Intuition

poem by: Elizabeth Ladji
Written on Feb 15, 2015 

Candlelight changed everything in her;
   the beams cast long and slender shadow
        over the graves, and the flickering flame
    held out a hand to her.
But there was something inside her
    that told her where she was going.

 

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Frank J. Davis commented:
A chilling read. Cleverly expressed, Elizabeth.

 

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