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The light that is said to be at the end of the tunnel is also known or seen to be within a person’s mind. The resemblance is one of passing through a funnel and can even be experienced by anyone who’s blind. _________________________
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Mar 11
Mar 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC
Quatrain 437 - Light at the end of the tunnel
A man went into Turkey Now. He has a rack He's coming back all neutered With his giblets in a sack With *** He used to be the train Now, he is the tunnel He used to be the fire hose Now, he is the funnel
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Mar 6
Mar 6, 2026 at 7:15 AM UTC
A visit to turkey
there’s a light at the end of the tunnel it’s a train
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Feb 16
Feb 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC
light
Fleeting are the days, When life feels harder than stone. The sun will shine again.
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Jan 25
Jan 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM UTC
Bright
Oh, the tunnel of love, Bestowed from above; A fragile turtle dove, It'll shut soon enough. I remember that last summer night, When, at midnight, we had a big fight. You said, "This charade isn't love, It's just me waiting desperately till you grow up." I clashed back with a petty attack, Though I can't take it back, I still feel bad. I insulted you over the ex who left you behind, And said, "Maybe love's something you cannot define." So, after a long screaming match, Where nobody won, we just clawed and scratched, I said, "I'm done. Hope you have better luck," Put down my phone and cried till the sun came up. Oh, the tunnel of love, Bestowed from above; A fragile turtle dove, It'll shut soon enough. Now, here I am, searching my phone, For pictures of you, while sulking alone, Feeling envious of the smiles that we shared. How could we break us like we never cared? Replaying clips through my mind, Of more joyous, happier, simple times. I still fondly remember our first date, And how you put sprinkles on my birthday cake. The pain is still there, and it won't go away, Remember when we joked about our wedding day? I guess, in the end, we both made mistakes, And now we must deal with all the heartaches. Oh, the tunnel of love, Bestowed from above; A fragile turtle dove, It'll shut soon enough.
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Jan 20
Jan 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC
The Tunnel of Love
Show me The ending, Give me the insight I’ve been seeking. Place it in my hands Like a gift from above, Like a Blessing from the heavens To earth. Tell me the truth That’s evaded me, Open my eyes to Beyond this fallacy. Paint the universe In black and white, Show me what you define as Right. Show me The ending, Give me the insight I’ve been seeking. I’ve been craving To know, And is that such a bad Thing? I’ll run ‘cross The tightrope, Try to catch me, No I won’t slow Down This rabbit hole I go. I go. I’ll go ahead And chase the light. Don’t stop me now, Don’t tell me I Can’t follow the path That has been Paved For me. I see the end of the Tunnel near, Don’t stop me now, Either follow me or Leave Me Here, Don’t Leave me here. Show me The ending, Give me the insight I’ve been seeking. I’m running, Running for the prize. I’ll catch up to the light If it costs my life.
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Nov 20, 2025
Nov 20, 2025 at 5:37 AM UTC
The Light At The End of The Tunnel
warm sun sweet liquid dark moist hole bristles soft sand wonder exquisite * * * * * * SUN * \/ sweet || D ARK Q QQ ||| b r i St Les s o f t sand ::::::sandcastles:::::::::holes OOO:::birth ing ALICE She basked in warm mid-morning sun drinking rooibos tea with almond biscuits. Her dollies speaking dolly lingo to marching ants. An indigo beam of sunlight rayed into her forehead, delivering jolts to her ladybird reverie. Instantly Alice saw it. A tiny dark gasping hole in the flaking courtyard wall through which a caterpillar was c r a w l i n g, beckoning her to f o l l o w. “Come,” he said, “with me, through MY intricate hole. I want to show YOU wonders beyond wOnders.” eyes to eyes magnetised a curious movement SSSSSSS body lost legs, arms, neck SSSSS brain smoking shrinking SSS ears disappearing S ribs increasing she felt an ***** growing on the roof of her mouth transmutation into worm or serpent how was she to know ? Her dollies started whimpering, ants stopped in their tracks, wall flaked some more shedding skin ALICE with two silky plaits, red ribboned tied GONE to the BE YOND •••>>> where no pond rip pled black moist silently inward sumptuous costume velvet lime glitter embellished crawling s l o w l y, sleekly spine tingling steel pins rapidly acquiring density s e r p en t i n e sword struck swiftly penetratingly Alice feared losing her squirm worm already her mind was L O S T w i t h o u t thistle f i e l d s or jellybeans or colour-in books lego nowhere = ego shat te red “Feel,” he said. “You can’t talk here, only feel.” She felt liquid through her veins, diluted warm honey, sensing bronzed bristles along the wormhole wall. Justice or Judgement eyes watched intently, though nobody touched. Her forked tongue grew longer licked sides of damp musky hole elongated, she was whole dead alive SAFE opened merging slithering deep into belly of volcanic Earth YET….slashed slimy s a i l i n g sand muddy SACRED worms and serpents crawling beside behind, ahead ~ all heading in O N E direction____________where to ? “This is a pilgrimage,” her new friend remarked. Where t o x2x2 ? thoughts quietly rattled wormy counterpart ~ “To Lord of Light, awaiting in a leather armchair.” What must I do there, her thoughts slid along. “Nothing.” Then why are you taking me there ? “To see what NO THING is.” How can I see nothing ? DNA j m U p s recalibration of strings and strands ... “Because NO T H IN G O D is Everything...” They slid a l o n g > > ~ ~ slightly more haste pace becoming faster warm breezes flushed her trunk. Her intestines becoming an ~~ !!\\\/\/\/\/\!!! ~~~!! EXPLOSIve ORANGE RIVER GOLD dust tinged ~ flame-purified no pebbles no grit no grime “Feel,” her friend whispered, “we are nearing His g RAY sheepskin slippers sprouting WHITE lotuses. He is Nothingness, so don’t be afraid.” tingling sensations swept upwards from tail end through heart to centre of her new skull. Alice panted hot ice I want to cry, but have no tears, she thought. “HUSH hush hush ….don’t be afraid.” Her body stiffened neck area arched scales curled f a l l i n g webby rose petals faded through floorless floor NOTHINGNESS and EVERYTHING flashed L U M I N O S I T Y n a k e d A Li ce died ** ¥ ¥¥** an e c s t a t i c D E A T H ___ Alice Wanda Adam ~ 1.1.202O — 1.8.2025 @never.never.land she frolicked with Rip van Winkle who fed her TIME and leechies skipped alongside Goldilocks who offered hot cinnamon porridge and a silver spoon engraved ~ AWA ~ What is her name ? asked the midwife “A L I C E” replied her Mom “Oooo, Sweets, she’s a WONDERLAND ” a baritone voice chimed, stroking vernix ears. mohair crochet bootied Alice ****** HOT mother’s milk d r i p p i n g ©GhairoDanielsPoetry&Song2025
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Sep 14, 2025
Sep 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM UTC
HOT MILK DRIPPING
warm sun sweet liquid dark moist hole bristles soft sand wonder exquisite * * * * * * SUN * \/ sweet || D ARK Q QQ ||| b r i St Les s o f t sand ::::::sandcastles:::::::::holes OOO:::birth ing ALICE She basked in warm mid-morning sun drinking rooibos tea with almond biscuits. Her dollies speaking dolly lingo to marching ants. An indigo beam of sunlight rayed into her forehead, delivering jolts to her ladybird reverie. Instantly Alice saw it. A tiny dark gasping hole in the flaking courtyard wall through which a caterpillar was c r a w l i n g, beckoning her to f o l l o w. “Come,” he said, “with me, through MY intricate hole. I want to show YOU wonders beyond wOnders.” eyes to eyes magnetised a curious movement SSSSSSS body lost legs, arms, neck SSSSS brain smoking shrinking SSS ears disappearing S ribs increasing she felt an ***** growing on the roof of her mouth transmutation into worm or serpent how was she to know ? Her dollies started whimpering, ants stopped in their tracks, wall flaked some more shedding skin ALICE with two silky plaits, red ribboned tied GONE to the BE YOND •••>>> where no pond rip pled black moist silently inward sumptuous costume velvet lime glitter embellished crawling s l o w l y, sleekly spine tingling steel pins rapidly acquiring density s e r p en t i n e sword struck swiftly penetratingly Alice feared losing her squirm worm already her mind was L O S T w i t h o u t thistle f i e l d s or jellybeans or colour-in books lego nowhere = ego shat te red “Feel,” he said. “You can’t talk here, only feel.” She felt liquid through her veins, diluted warm honey, sensing bronzed bristles along the wormhole wall. Justice or Judgement eyes watched intently, though nobody touched. Her forked tongue grew longer licked sides of damp musky hole elongated, she was whole dead alive SAFE opened merging slithering deep into belly of volcanic Earth YET….slashed slimy s a i l i n g sand muddy SACRED worms and serpents crawling beside behind, ahead ~ all heading in O N E direction____________where to ? “This is a pilgrimage,” her new friend remarked. Where t o x2x2 ? thoughts quietly rattled wormy counterpart ~ “To Lord of Light, awaiting in a leather armchair.” What must I do there, her thoughts slid along. “Nothing.” Then why are you taking me there ? “To see what NO THING is.” How can I see nothing ? DNA j m U p s recalibration of strings and strands ... “Because NO T H IN G O D is Everything...” They slid a l o n g > > ~ ~ slightly more haste pace becoming faster warm breezes flushed her trunk. Her intestines becoming an ~~ !!\\\/\/\/\/\!!! ~~~!! EXPLOSIve ORANGE RIVER GOLD dust tinged ~ flame-purified no pebbles no grit no grime “Feel,” her friend whispered, “we are nearing His g RAY sheepskin slippers sprouting WHITE lotuses. He is Nothingness, so don’t be afraid.” tingling sensations swept upwards from tail end through heart to centre of her new skull. Alice panted hot ice I want to cry, but have no tears, she thought. “HUSH hush hush ….don’t be afraid.” Her body stiffened neck area arched scales curled f a l l i n g webby rose petals faded through floorless floor NOTHINGNESS and EVERYTHING flashed L U M I N O S I T Y n a k e d A Li ce died ** ¥ ¥¥** an e c s t a t i c D E A T H ___ Alice Wanda Adam ~ 1.1.202O — 1.8.2025 @never.never.land she frolicked with Rip van Winkle who fed her TIME and leechies skipped alongside Goldilocks who offered hot cinnamon porridge and a silver spoon engraved ~ AWA ~ What is her name ? asked the midwife “A L I C E” replied her Mom “Oooo, Sweets, she’s a WONDERLAND ” a baritone voice chimed, stroking vernix ears. mohair crochet bootied Alice ****** HOT mother’s milk d r i p p i n g ©GhairoDanielsPoetry&Song2025
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Goats, sheltering in the tunnel, they have a right -- to stables, don't they?
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Aug 7, 2025
Aug 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM UTC
[ Goats, sheltering in ]
Feeling sparks fly In the dark tunnel waiting to let you out It's happened once And I've been waiting for it to happen again ever since Let me finish the walk out of this tunnel Give me one more spark It's gone They're gone Let me see sparks fly once more To get out of the ever so lonely hallway Finding what I believe to be flint And proving that instead it's charcoal Crumbling away under my fingers As I try to keep it together
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Jun 1, 2022
Jun 1, 2022 at 4:45 PM UTC
Untitled
the light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be the light of a brand new dawn blinding me, i could not see what was leading me to this new beginning
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Aug 30, 2021
Aug 30, 2021 at 5:52 AM UTC
tunnel
Quite a draining journey traveling through this drainage tunnel groping my way through the disorienting darkness arms of lifelessness reach out from the walls constantly tugging at my shirt it's my health that they hurt when I try to run they grab and stun forcing me to buy movement at the price of energy they hold tokens in their hands inscribed with the drainage brand like the hair from the drain in my sink or the phlegm drained from my sinuses I wade through the **** of stomach minuses moving through a drainage tunnel death funnel aches develop in my feet as well as my back I can't handle the heat or how the inside is black I start walking slower and slower as the ceiling gets lower and lower the backbreaking pressure makes my height lesser so I crawl through the filth of all this drainage I built the hands that hold me down are now my only company their frustrating grabbing now feels like a lulling caress coaxing me to stay in this tunnel all other voices are muddled because of the drainage in my ear blocking communication with fear a wall of wax that won't collapse creates an axe to cut off my head from suffering dread wondering when this tunnel will end because there's no light to be found in this tunnel I crawl down gagged and bound from the hands all around grabbing at my brain to push it down the drain.
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Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021 at 10:41 AM UTC
Drainage Tunnel
I don't remember traveling to the tunnel But I somehow got there I don't remember how I travelled Or if I paid the fare As I entered the tunnel A terrifying air surrounded me Just when I wanted to turn and run The tunnel turned into sea I don't know how to swim But I do know how to drown As I surfaced to gasp for air I was suddenly in a town The town was empty and silent And I was there alone Just when I started to panic I woke up at home Till this day, every nightmare is a journey through that tunnel.
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Jun 7, 2021
Jun 7, 2021 at 6:52 AM UTC
Tunnel
Why wait for the Light At the end of the Tunnel When in Time You will learn to see In the Dark
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Feb 18, 2021
Feb 18, 2021 at 3:40 PM UTC
Tunnel
I wonder if when I die Someone will find comfort in the poems I write That when I reach a peace They too can see some sort of calm in the distance Like a withering light A flickering spark It's fleeting But enough for you to walk through the tunnel.
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Feb 9, 2021
Feb 9, 2021 at 3:34 AM UTC
Peace
People are mortal. This world is changing constantly. It seems so far away but some day we won't move with our bodies. Going out is different. Or maybe you'll just go back to another one of all those mortal places. Well I'd say, I won't follow the light. I've seen these tunnels many times. Many different types. I liked to enter them a lot but I won't go to the end again. Maybe next time I'll try to resist temptation, not even get in. Cause you've got to finish what you start like every end has to begin. So even though I like the sight of a tunnel in the night I'll just leave and go inside myself. And who will be the guard this time? Will the feeling be like the vision? I don't like this world, don't take me back. Can I trust you when I lookat you? I'll feel it on the inside. People are mortal. This world is changing constantly. It seems so far away but some day we won't move with our bodies. Going out is different.
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Jan 29, 2021
Jan 29, 2021 at 4:58 AM UTC
People are mortal.
Sometimes, In the darkest hour All we need to do is to close our eyes and let the heart walk us straight and we will find the light at the end of the tunnel...
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Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020 at 6:21 AM UTC
Light at the end of the tunnel
Voices of people giving unsolicited advices on how to live my life echo loudly as I make my way to the end of the tunnel; and yet, no light has been found, rather, the voices become deafening as I continue my journey. I look around in the pitch black tunnel, the earsplitting noises continue, making me feel apprehensive. The thought of the unknown scares me and I care too much so I listen to these blaring voices, booming with every stride I make. I stop walking, as if these thundering voices weren’t enough to make me anxious, I feel many pairs of eyes glaring at me in this blinding darkness, secretly amused by my feeble state. Am I still far? Will I reach it? Will I make it out alive? Will I bump into someone — anyone — who has a map and a flashlight to share? I quiver as I cross my arms and continue walking, hoping that I would soon see the light at the end of what seems to be a never ending tunnel.
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Aug 21, 2020
Aug 21, 2020 at 2:06 AM UTC
Meet Me at the End of the Tunnel
You step out into the world and its tendrils seek to entwine. It takes away my hopes and all the dreams I once held as mine. You are faced with expectations and choices so not of your own. You come to think it not so bad when life is both empty and alone. It becomes just easier to forget about hope and any form of dream. Responsible to self and away from expectations endless scream. You close the world outside behind your safeties solid door. And give up on love and dream like clothes discarded on the floor. You accept a life of little value and so too the feel it will never end. All for reassurance outside consequence wont reach in to offend. I write of being sad and lonely in many of the poems that I write. But I am conscious, it is I who cast love and hope out into the night.
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Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020 at 12:29 AM UTC
Why It Is Dark
As the snow falls, all life comes to a standstill. As we find ourselves deep inside the comforts of our quilts, curling up inside, feeling lonely, and looking for a feeling of warmth inside us. Searching for memories, Inside these malfunctioning brains. Memories that make us smile, or maybe make us cry. Our minds desperately searching, for that feeling of being human, being broken. Just to feel some warmth, only to feel cold. Doubting all your actions, What did I do wrong, what mistake did I make. It’s me. I’m broken. No one can do it. Maybe we should stop hoping, give up on everything, Maybe it’s for the best. Or maybe not, Should we dare dream, Will I be happy? Should I do as they say, Keep moving forward, Into nothingness, Hoping that things will be different, This time? Just as I thought, The last time. Looking for the end of the tunnel, One after another, filled with sunshine, as everyone says. Just to exit it, bask in the sunlight, as we get pushed, into another.
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May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020 at 3:08 AM UTC
End of The Tunnel
Sometimes all it takes Is to realize that you’re awake. The change that you dream of, Is in your hands and not miles away. The grass may seem greener from where you stand, But to the fellow across the pond, You have it all right in your hands, And you’re a fool in paradise, Wishing for something you already have. When the light seems far away Don’t turn around, keep walking straight You’ll notice that no matter how far you get, Your first step is what takes you miles away, To the place where it all will change, And it will feel like yesterday, That you were running and now you’re making waves. There is always another side, The light at the end of the tunnel, You just have to open your eyes, To see that you’ve already reached it.
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Dec 6, 2019
Dec 6, 2019 at 11:41 PM UTC
Tunnels
there's always a way out it might be vague at first possibly opaque but, at the end of the day you will look back at the dark tunnel behind and you won't believe that you were there once ...
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Nov 23, 2019
Nov 23, 2019 at 2:45 AM UTC
escape