Splinters under the skin
Little wounds so thin
Do solemnly sting
And the crying children sing
For a tiny piece of loving
“Mom”, please remove this thing
Ivor Steven (c) Sept 2020
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Splinters under the skin
Little wounds so thin
Do solemnly sting
And the crying children sing
For a tiny piece of loving
“Mom”, please remove this thing
Ivor Steven (c) Sept 2020
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
love the bare bones of this poem Ivor, a wonderful poem to ruminate over, looking at how your words symbolize the things we are experiencing together and separately
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Well done Gina… yes, our little cries for help… for our invisible wounds…. 😀😊
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a little cake and coffee to help get us through
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Definitely… another 12 days to go… Yeah…
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😍
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awww,,,, this hurt… my mommy heart is aching..
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Thank you Mich, just a few words, about our invisible wounds, and we are all crying for help… and I wonder how much our children are going to be affected. 🤔😘
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i agree Ivor…oh the young ones who can’t barely process the whole thing…
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Sad and heartbreaking
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Yes Sadje, I can’t help thinking how this is all going affect the children.. 🤔😕
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You’re so right.
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aww, and we all have those little cuts we need soothed
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Yes… we are all suffering from invisible wounds at the moment…xx
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Aw. 😦 Yes, we all have those splinters irritating, hurting…wondering when they will leave and we can find some comfort and healing for our emotional wounds. I especially think of the little ones who can’t fully understand the what, why, and when of what is going on. 😦
(((HUGS)))
Love that song/vid… and their voices…
“Compromised by changing tides, the ship has left its course
Seeking for a distant light to guide us back to port
Is there any simple way for us to go?
Tangled up in emotion, swaying back and forth
Can you pull me in?
Back to shore again”
More HUGS!!!
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Thank you Carolyn… Oh I’ve just changed the video on my post… to the one I originally picked.
…. Haha the Youtube video I put up was my whole collection/playlist of Hollow Cove’s…. have a look at the new one…. sorry about the mix-up…. … 😀😉😍
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Nicely symbolic. (My thumb still hurts fro on of yesterday’s thorns 🙂 )
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Oh that’s ironic…
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Profound words. It does hurts but hope stays.
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There’s plenty of hope, but I worry how the affected the children will be… xx
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xx
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The stress finds a way in and burrows deep. 🙂
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Indeed so…. and I wonder how pandemic is going to affect the children…
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Unfortunately, the small hurts and the big hurts, both physical and mental take its toll on our children.
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Yes Eugenia, I wonder how the children will be affected by this pandemic situation.. 🤔😔🐧
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When I was growing up I remember things that impacted my feelings such as the Cold War and Polio and other events during my time. So, I’m sure children will be affected by the pandemic.
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Oh the words immediately brought up the experience of it !
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Very well voiced ❤
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Yes… we are all suffering from our invisible wounds, and I wonder how the children will be affected by this pandemic era…
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Yes indeed. After WW2 the young were permanently affected. This hasn’t finished yet. We shall see.
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ouch, excellent way to voice their pain Ivor, thanks for sharing this … more should read it!
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Thank you Kate 😀😎
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