are ruling my life at the moment. The word 'lump' has choked my throat all day. It sits there, humped and squat in my mouth, flexing its consonant blends. It's like a mound of dried chewing gum, hard, inflexible and immoveable.
Gutteral, visceral words. Words that scrape, that raise an edge in the reader. I feel the hairs on my arms start to rise just reading them. Like the taste of gristle suddenly in one's mouth, I choke and try to spit them out. Armed words, words with knives and blades that whirl from dark corners when I am out walking my sentences. Words that swarm out of the darkness, that tighten my tongue, that constrain my throat and screw their hard edged sounds into my brain like an alarm. They spin around the empty maze of my brain, they drill into my skull, and they solidify, coalesce like hard, black slate to leave a metallic taste in my mouth.
Minerva
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Obfuscate - something that's generally unpleasant, but what a wonderful sound the word creates. I used to hear it a lot in relation to the talk of Irish politicians.
Negate - there's another one. A dry sounding word but one that sounds just right to me.
Let these eschew the unpleasants that distract you. 'Lump' be gone.
Cancer used to be such a terrifying word that people couldn't even bring themselves to say it, but referred to it as "The Big C."
Words have power, but only if you let them. In this day and time, thank God, even this horrible word is not the death sentence it once was.
Be as calm as you can, acknowledge your fear, but don't let it take over. Keep telling yourself that even if it does turn out to be cancer (and continue to hope it's not), it's no longer the boogey man it once was.
Prayers going your way as I type, and I'll be sure to check back to see how you're doing.
BA~~82
huge hugs...
its all i have to give you...i wish i could do more...
peace...
I don't know what to say.
I'm here if you want to talk, as you know -- i always will be.
i hope and pray that the lump isn't malignant, and i love you. Stay strong and focused. The power of positive energy should never be underestimated.
All love
Minxxxxxxxxxxx
All my prayers with you Minerva.
(((HUGS)))
3T
Good thoughts, warm wishes, and focused prayers are being sent your way!
Let's hope everything is alright.
My thoughts are with you, Minerva.
Hoping, praying, wishing on all the stars that all's ok.
*hugs*
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