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The Awakening

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This is the Awakening,
Of a pain that has run very deep.
A small child
With alabaster skin
And eyes of hazel.
Never smiles,
Or says a word.
Her lips are sewn together
With invisible thread.
Locked away for years,
For protection I think.
And as she stands in front of me.
Her body frail and shaking
I wonder
Is it because of fear?
Is it because I'm so near
To forgetting it all and moving on?
Is it because of me?
Is it because of the things I never said?
Is it because maybe this life isn't for us?
The small child keeps her eyes low,
She trained very well.
Years of pain have taught her that.
Don't look into their eyes,
And don't let them look into yours,
That way you can hide
Your soul
Their lies
And you don't have to face
The darkness that they hide.
Our world and lives intertwined,
Proof is when I ask her name
All she does is point at me.
So I take her hand
And tell her everything will be alright.
I will protect the secret that you hide
Deep down inside.
We walk away from the dark cell
That she had called home for so many years.
Finally free, but terrified of the freedom.
Easily frightened, and easy to break.
We'll walk slowly
And take our time.
In hopes that we will make it
This time.
Part one of three....all about my personal recovery and healing

Part 2: The Summoning [link]
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:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Impact

Hope I won’t be harsh but you asked for honesty so if it pops into my head I’m going to write it down to be fair to you <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="=)" title="=) (Smile)"/>.
<img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b…" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red"/>Pro's:

First off I love the title and how it has a personal meaning to you. Stories that have a personal meaning to the artist evoke more of a response and more emotion from readers. If you can evoke emotion then you are doing something right. The stories plot has been written very well. I assume pieces of this are symbolic of what really happened so even if this piece had nothing to do with your life you still have a very interesting story to tell. Very chilling and leaving people on edge wanting more.
<img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b…" width="10" height="10" alt=":bulletred:" title="Bullet; Red"/>Con's:
The first thing I noticed is in the first sentence “This is an Awakening, Of a pain that has run very deep.” Awakening should not be capitalized, even if you are trying to bring emphasis to the title. It sounds like your referring to a book or something instead of an event in your life. The next thing in your sentence is the words “awakening” and “of” do not need to be separated by a comma. A comma should be used to connect two thoughts into one sentence as to where you used it is one conjoining thought unnecessarily broken into two halves. The next thing I notice is part of a sentence farther down were it ways “locked away for years, for protection I think.” The last half “for protection I think” almost feels as a random thought strangely connected to the end of that sentence, like a last second thought. You may try something more like “I believe this to be for her protection.” A separate sentence from “locked away for years.” The Next thing I see is the sentence just below it “And as she stands in front of me. NEVER start a sentence with “and”. It is just bad literature no matter how you look at it. Try “As she stands in front of me.” Last thing I see is where it says “Proof is when I ask her name All she does is point at me” you might consider putting a period between the two sentences or put the word and between them.

All small mistakes easily fixed. I hope this critique helps and maybe makes you think a bit more about the ways you can go about making a sentence and how you connect and disconnect the thoughts you make it up with.
Overall I give it a B+ <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="=)" title="=) (Smile)"/>