O, tormenting truth,
gnawing, clawing, deafening,
scourge to the conscience.
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O, tormenting truth,
gnawing, clawing, deafening,
scourge to the conscience.
* Featured image by Victor Freitas from Pexels
My Li'l Place 
I love the contrast in this haiku. Awakening has so many positive connotations, but your point out that it can also be a painful shock. So much here in so few words.
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Diana, thank you for your thoughtful observation and comments, as always. The way I see it – truth doesn’t pander to our wills, hopes or beliefs so when it runs counter to what we want it to be, it hurts. Overcoming the pain takes courage and that’s part of awakening. Haikus are very challenging to me because I just have so much to say but it has forced me to keep to these few syllables. Every word has gotta count, essentially. I do enjoy the challenge though…Thanks again for coming by and reading it. Any suggestions for improvements are also much welcomed. 🙂
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No suggestions for improvement. You captured the whole concept in 17 syllables. 🙂
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You are too kind. If any ever comes up, please let me know. I love to hear all suggestions. 🙂
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