Zyryality: Self-Portrait No.19

Chained By The Shadows Of Sleepless Nights

…chained by the shadows of sleepless nights

unable to move

unable to think

unable to feel

paralyzed

until love bleeds me to death and sets me free…

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comments (12)

M.Isabel
Spain
7 Oct 2011, 00:40

Fantastic! It is a very original idea,Viktor.
Words are the perfect complement...
It is so creative!Excellent work of light and shadow ;-)

vz-nostalgia: Isn't that what photography is, Ms. Isabel, a play of light and shadows? And the more they flirt with each other the more interesting a photograph is.

Andr�s Edo Tornos
Spain
7 Oct 2011, 00:52

Excellent play of shadow and light ........ Health.

vz-nostalgia: It rarely happens, when someone wishes me health, Andres. Most people wish me peace, as if I'm constantly at war.

Ray
Thailand
7 Oct 2011, 01:15

A few days of active bed-rest...preferably with company...and the stripes should fade, VZ.

vz-nostalgia: How much do I owe you for the advice, Dr. Ray?

blackdog
United Kingdom
7 Oct 2011, 09:14

A leopard never changes its spots - but then I always was one for mixing metaphors!

vz-nostalgia: People say the same about zebras, Mike.

I guess one has to bear teh cross of what one was born with be it spots or stripes.

Linda
United Kingdom
7 Oct 2011, 13:26

During your nights of insomnia paralysis and thinking mind, you turn into something other than yourself,its not the shadows that have you chained..........

vz-nostalgia: ...and what that would be that I turn into during my insomnia paralysis, Ms. Linda? Any ideas?

YKW
Buford Highway
7 Oct 2011, 14:51

Gosh, there are things better left uncovered, Vicktor!

I feel sorry I didn't finish eating my donut before looking at today's post....

vz-nostalgia: :
YKW: Gosh, there are things better left uncovered, Vicktor!
VZ: and that is exactly what I did: I covered nothing.

YKW: I feel sorry I didn't finish eating my donut before looking at today's post...
VZ: Good. With a beer belly like yours, you better stick to carrots, Ti.

Louis
South Africa
7 Oct 2011, 16:11

Love is an unknown road
spattered with spills
of trying, trying;
a way invented by a jester dear.

At the side
in a bubble swamp not clear,
remains the flotsam:
children of future year.

vz-nostalgia: well, Louis, there are so many good definitions what love is, all made by smart and famous people. But I always liked this one : "Love is friendship set on fire." And I don't even remember who wrote this.

anniedog
United Kingdom
7 Oct 2011, 17:34

And there I was thinking you were doing a Ralph Gibson and that it was a pair of beautiful female legs - I have to say, the hairs were a bit of a shock! Great idea.

vz-nostalgia: hahahaha These are too heavy to pass for ladies legs, Ms. Ingrid.

Don't know if I shall take it as a compliment.

As for the hair, no Gillette blade ever touched those legs.

Michael Rawluk
Canada
8 Oct 2011, 16:44

The shadows really make it a terrific shot.

vz-nostalgia: ah, many ladies would disagree with you, if it's the shadows that make the shot, Mike.

Suzanne
Canada
9 Oct 2011, 07:38

...when night has fallen
and the light of a rising sun
brightens the red of your chains
love will weave its way
amidst the rise and fall of your chest
as defenseless as a white dove
as free as a midnight kiss
upon your bleeding heart...

vz-nostalgia: Your lines are always full of emotions and eloquence, Ms. Suzanne.

Berta Brugarolas
Spain
11 Nov 2011, 12:07

One of the bests!!!

vz-nostalgia: In the whole world, Ms. Berta?

maqroll
Spain
25 Dec 2011, 20:07

Muy original.

vz-nostalgia:

Glad you enjoyed it, Maqroll. It's been a while since I saw you on Nostalgia.

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