<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Introspective on despatches</title><link>https://icle.es/tags/introspective/</link><description>Recent content in Introspective on despatches</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:43:17 +0100</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://icle.es/tags/introspective/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Dark &amp; Light</title><link>https://icle.es/2017/05/10/dark-light/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 16:13:01 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icle.es/2017/05/10/dark-light/</guid><description>&lt;p>All around, as far as the eye can see,&lt;br>
Nothing around but darkness,&lt;br>
Not a flame in sight,&lt;br>
Not a single light,&lt;br>
No creatures bright.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Fear has gone missing,&lt;br>
A glimmer of it only now and again,&lt;br>
And it hides again.&lt;br>
Every action certain,&lt;br>
Every step sure.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Walking, running, crawling, &lt;br>
always moving.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>A moment, a day, a year, an eon,&lt;br>
It all moved the same.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>A glimmer in the far&lt;br>
Growing faintly as I draw near.&lt;/p></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All around, as far as the eye can see,<br>
Nothing around but darkness,<br>
Not a flame in sight,<br>
Not a single light,<br>
No creatures bright.</p>
<p>Fear has gone missing,<br>
A glimmer of it only now and again,<br>
And it hides again.<br>
Every action certain,<br>
Every step sure.</p>
<p>Walking, running, crawling, <br>
always moving.</p>
<p>A moment, a day, a year, an eon,<br>
It all moved the same.</p>
<p>A glimmer in the far<br>
Growing faintly as I draw near.</p>
<p>Walking, running crawling,<br>
Always moving.</p>
<p>Light abound, as far as the eye can see,<br>
Nothing but light<br>
Shadows around,<br>
That and the memories,<br>
Everything else is light.</p>
<p>Standing a crossroad,<br>
Fear has been found,<br>
And it fills the light.<br>
All the courage I could muster<br>
Crushed under the weight of the fear,<br>
Ash in the light</p>
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