Image: Arno Rafael Minkkinen
I heard you say: “I’m shutting down.”
Calling it quits
Going into hiding
Away from the trolls
And their ignorant shit.
So for a time you did just that
Disappeared to lick your wounds.
But beneath that pained exterior
There lay a soul made from steel.
You needed time
To renew yourself
Re-energise and then return.
Your love of writing
I saw today.
Resplendent thoughts
Only you can write
Singing your unique song.
I am not down, I heard you cry
I’ll not buckle to cowardly ways.
I am resilient
My goal in life
Is to be, the things
I once thought I’d be.
Written for: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/photo-challenge-105/
Morpethroad 
Beautiful words. Really, really well-written poem! Kudos.
Thank you so much, I appreciate you stopping by my blog. Have a good day/evening.
Excellent response Michael. This is such an inspiring piece.
Thank you good sir, I appreciate you stopping by the comment. Excellent choice of prompt, very much enjoyed the challenge of this.
Totally can relate to what you have penned here 😉 …. sorry, my mind is floating on the image and your words …. which are soooooo elegant.
I start reading your piece – what an opening line – such power – and it all just begins with a quiet murmuring and streams on into this lovely form of hope, courage and dedication. Clearly you have captured this so well Michael 🙂 Well done …. this leaves me with a smile on my face that is otherwise soured by early morning newscasts …. so toss that out and linger with this treasure instead 🙂
Thank you Pat, and to think I am now a treasure, well my words are at any rate…you are as always very generous in your comments….hope you are doing well and not getting too down by the state of the world today….
ugh …. nasty world …. but good reading finds are treasures …. and yes, your words are jewels and you are the treasure chest that holds them in their wonder and glory 😉
Wonderful inspiring poem in the end! The speaker licked his wounds and then got back up to write and try again. Like the picture you chose to, neat!
Thanks Mandi. Life as you know is about hope and doing what you can not to be put down by the nay sayers….have a good day…
Splendid write dearest Micheal .. I hear your friends wish to withdraw from trolls and all that sort of thing – and the resurrection call to the inner being that has a right to exist and must never renounce dreams, talent and happiness to the trolls of the world.