Sugar Coated Carving Knives

Tracey Mac
Author: Tracey Mac
Word Count: 262
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Sugar Coated Carving Knives

Listening to your intuition is a must….......I will never ignore it again

Sugar Coated Carving Knives belongs to the following groups:

! Creative Writing & Poetry !, "Poetry and Beautiful Women" , Inspired By Life, The Healing Journey and Vibration in Art and Verse - VAVoom!

I’ll be your knight in shining armour he says
I’ll be good to you
I’ll always be here darling
I’ll make your dreams come true

We’ll make all our plans together
We’ll do it all, you’ll see
We’ll spend forever planning
We’ll live out all our dreams

Listening to your sweet intent I let my armour slide
I wondered to myself if this was just another nightmare
coated in sugar, laced with lies
I’m tempted to taste that bright red apple
and let the juice of life enter my soul
maybe just once more, surely it’s time

Like a sleuth you seize the moment
dragging me into your lair
with promises, false love and feigned affection
I sense the frilly facade and wonder should I hide
Time has made my heart weary so I decline my intuition’s warnings
and coat them with homemade toffee instead

I want to love
I want to feel love
Most of all I want to be safe

Rollercoaster years roll by
Cracks appear and numbness moves in like a new flatmate
The mat’s a great place for hiding little things
You love leaving them under there eternally
Never to be seen again
Done and dusted

Eventually the toffee finally cracks and falls to the floor
I think it was the day you opened the kitchen drawer
and showed me the gleaming carving knife
with grandiose offers of ending my sugar coated dreams
In that moment of pure terror
it comes to me

So

I finally listen
I finally see you
I finally stop

Loving you……..

TMac 09

  • TextureoftheSin

    TextureoftheSin

    wonderful words Tracey – may your healing continue and leave you feeling shiny bright, refreshed and ready for new ( and better) adventures !
    Love and light, beautiful lady :)

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Thanks gorgeous girl, was a cathartic write ‘tis all, sometimes I just get little flashbacks that pop up out of nowhere, and this one was so strong and so decided to put it down on paper. Worked wonders, now it’s gone and thrown back out into the Universe :)
    Love and light to you my lovely friend xoxox

  • DanaMS

    DanaMS

    Oh.. Tracey. This is EXACTLY what I went through lately.. I tasted that caramel coated red apple and I got poisoned.. I finally listen.. I finally see him.. I still can’t.. stop loving him.. but I guess it will come. Eventually.

  • Tracey Mac replied

    It will come sweetie, all of a sudden it will be there and he will be gone.
    Try this…. imagine him in a big pink shiny bubble floating out in space and imagine him moving further and further away from you and tell yourself you are sending him back to the Universe, concentrate and believe strongly as you send him back to where he came from and right out of your mind body and soul…....Let me know how you go…........Mwah xox

  • raymondoantonio

    raymondoantonio

    WOMEN HAVE A STRONGER SENSE OF INTUITION THAN MEN, BUT CAN FALL PREY TO CON ARTISTS OF LOVE WHEN YOU DON’T LISTEN TO THAT INNER VOICE!! TIME IS THE TEST OF A RELATIONSHIP….STRONG WRITING…BUT DON’T GIVE UP ON LOVE!! X

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Haven’t given up yet Ray, and yes intuition is a wonderful thing, it’s just what you do with it that counts and the lessons you learn, thanks gorgeous man!! xox

  • sunith shyam

    sunith shyam

    intense and deep… I like it.

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Thank you so much Sunith, I’m glad you liked! x

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    And I shall never ignore mine again…

    Oh my Tracey……this piece hurt.

    The stopping part is so hard
    Even when the pain is so great.

    Much love for you. xxx

  • Tracey Mac replied

    My darling girl, the pain is only in very short sharp jabs these days and very few and far between, but this one I thought was better out than in, and so, has left me again…...
    Indeed it is hard to stop, but a carving knife makes for a speedier end to such fantasies.
    Love you xox

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Emotive and powerful…

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Thank you so much Richard, appreciate you stopping by! :)

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    The journey of this story …. the emotion that was here really caught me…I had a lump in my throat when I finished reading this…Those knives that slice up the promises to see they were not what they were underneath…powerful writing. XXX

  • Tracey Mac replied

    The knife part is real, not a metaphor and yes it did well in skinning the promises that never happened, a harsh wake up call, but I’m glad to say it woke me up to the reality of it all in a flash…..
    Thanks for such a wonderful comment, I really appreciate that! xxx

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    This piece had me stop several times to visualize what I was reading…. and to experience the fear and pain and grief that went along with those images. Yet at the end, the real gift, the genuine gift, was being able to see reality and accept it for what it is – a painful but honest freedom at first, but its the kind of freedom that no one can give you but yourself. It is a universal experience to misjudge, to trust the wrong people, to want to believe, and to need love. And to do it over again, and maybe again, for all we are here for is to evolve and seek true love. And I know that I am one person who really does love you. xoxooxoxo

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Oh Annie, what a beautiful thing to say, you are so right and so gorgeous for saying this!
    Thanks for your heartfelt words sweetie, you blew me away, this is a very old ‘thing’ now and I’ve moved mountains to get past it and have succeeded I think, but every now and then it just jabs me like a syringe and I feel it’s just to remind me of how lucky I am now and to remember that intuition is a huge thing to believe in…......thanks from my heart honey, love you very much xoxoxoxoxoxox

  • fullcirclemandalas

    fullcirclemand...

    me too sis! love you:) xoxoxox

  • Tracey Mac replied

    And you know I love you too sis, mwah!! xoxoxox

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    so powerful Tracey – love the way you write!!!!

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Hey Paul thanks for that awesome encouragement, you rock! xx

  • Michele Randell

    Michele Randell

    I have a lump in my throat and tears welling as I read your words and between the blur of tears I tell you that I love you as do many others.
    As painful as it was reading your words,,,I know the freedom that accompanies them gives you the strength and the tenacity to keep seeking love and giving it ….It is returned to you ten fold and not always from places and people you expect it from…To be open to that is what life and love is about.
    xoxoxoxox

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Don’t be sad sweetie, it’s just something I had to get out of my system, as I do, and it was a hugely cathartic write…..........hopefully it puts it out there and far away from me, which was the intention. You are so right, the freedom does give me huge amounts of strength to love and be loved and it’s the best feeling of all….....and it also comes in the most unexpected ways which is such a beautiful thing….....
    To finally have the ability to be open now makes my heart sing and thank you for seeing me in such a wonderful way, it’s friends like you that make life beautiful every day, not just some days….....thanks from my heart Michele, and lots of love to you!! xoxoxoxox

  • JasmineLove

    JasmineLove

    Emotional, Sad & Powerful!!! An awesome write!!!!!!!!! Jasmine xo

  • Tracey Mac replied

    The sadness has all left now :)
    Thank you so much Jasmine for stopping by and for your lovely comment, I appreciate it very much! xox

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    my heart is beating so fast…..........Oh babe, so glad you have moved on to a better place…......xkc

  • Tracey Mac replied

    My heart was beating very fast at the time too babe….........but it’s all back there now and moving mountains and building bridges did the job….......I am SO in a far better place and have been for a long time now, thanks so much babe, big hugs to you!! xox

  • rjcolby

    rjcolby

    Glad you are releasing the Knight mares… Friends will help you carry the loads. It’s better than protecting… Friendship is love.

  • Tracey Mac replied

    You’re such a sweetie Dick, thank you and yes releasing quite a lot and it works a treat.
    I am so lucky to have so many beautiful friendships and indeed the love from them is worth more than gold…......It’s all good and I’ve moved on but just had a short burst of memory…..
    Thanks so much my friend xox

  • divareVeur

    divareVeur

    Touching and wrenching… sweet and bitter… and so familiar

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Sad that it’s so familiar but in reality I guess we all cross similar paths at times. Learning as we go and listening to our intuition is so under rated. Thanks for such a lovely comment DivareVeur, I really appreciate you dropping by…...hugs! xox

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Wow. Bright red apples and sugar coated nightmares…
    Trace, you are SO on a roll!!!
    xox

  • Tracey Mac replied

    The sugar coated nightmares are so few and far between now BB, but Sugar Coated Bright Red Apples are something I’ll never give up, the juice is far more sweeter than anything I know.
    Thanks from my heart BB
    xoxox

  • CLiPiCs

    CLiPiCs

    I can only say how powerful your words are and how much they resonate

    Tracey darling do not give up on love, but sleep with one eye open !

    thinking of you babe

    Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss

  • Tracey Mac replied

    I’ll never give up on love Kriss, but you’re right, the trust is the killer and I’m working on that albeit slowly and methodically, but it will come one day, for that I am sure of….
    Thanks so much babe and likewise
    xox

  • Enivea

    Enivea

    It’s a hard lesson, but you’ve learnt it, and in so doing, can inspire others. Well done Tracey♥

  • Tracey Mac replied

    I hope inspiration could be taken from this Enivea, I really do, even if it was only to one person out there, that would make it all worthwhile, such a lovely thiing to say, thanks sweetie from my heart xox

  • butchart

    butchart

    sometimes the need to be wanted, loved accepted, needed… is like putting blinders on….. our sense of self and what we know as truth vanishes….. you have portrayed that so well….. and the end took my breath…... so raw and real…....... thank you for sharing your heart and wisdom…......b

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Those universal blinders are a pain in the arse Butch, but I guess they’re one of lifes learning tools and the sooner we learn to discard them the better off we are…....
    It was very real and you know I’d totally forgotten it, that’s gotta be good, but it zaps back in on occasion and this time I decided to just say it out loud. My dad used to say, if you tell someone about your nightmares, you won’t dream it again. I’m hoping that works for flashbacks as well in this instance, but in any case, I’m sure it will help.
    Thanks for your beautiful comment, it means a lot to me Butch xoxox

  • Straysod

    Straysod

    Sad, numbing, emotional, resonating!
    Well done!

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Thanks Stray, no longer sad to me, just had the need to expel some thoughts and move on, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your lovely comment! :)

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    If this work of shinig brilliance was one of mine-i’d realise that i’d written my masterwork-brilliant.

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Roy, you always manage to make me feel a million dollars, such a gorgeous thing to say, thanks friend from my overloaded heart, hugs to you xoxox

  • Matt Penfold

    Matt Penfold

    What a powerful piece of writing Tracey, you really have told an unpleasant story clearly and analytically, yet still poetically and with emotion. Well done indeed, look after that intuition.

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Hey Matt, thank you so much, sometimes we really need to lock into our intuition at the onset….....it’s like our own crystal ball, but not always as clear….....thanks again! :)

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    wow .. love this piece.. brilliant
    can relate to this one fo sho .. beautifully written

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Hey Shoaib, thanks so much for that wonderful comment! :)

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    wow Tracey…..this blew me away…..................such a powerful piece…......and so full of emotion….clashes of Blindness and then with Sight….............. I hate when YOU finally SEE the person….and it’s NOT who you thought they were :((( LOVED this very much hun! great work!

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Hey Jac, thanks so much and yeah, it makes it difficult when some people play games and claim to be someone they’re not…….intuition is so under rated!! xx

  • rubyjo

    rubyjo

    oh my, your intuition- this is an awesome write and the emotion kept reeling me along. well done you strong woman!

  • Tracey Mac replied

    Robyjo thanks you sweet thing…........it’s all good now though, building bridges is the go….and remembering to listen to that intuition is a must.. xx :)

  • jillijude1

    jillijude1

    WOW, so powerful… thank you

  • msdebbie

    msdebbie

    I love the strength of this Tracey. Well done you! It is heart-wrenching to have to give up on someone, but self-love is the first way to our happiness and anyone that wants us to give up on our dreams is unworthy methinks xoxo

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