{"id":46,"date":"2026-07-29T21:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2026-07-31T01:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:36:54","slug":"torment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"Torment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903.jpeg\" alt=\"tranquil sunset over mountain lake\" class=\"wp-image-58\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4891152386658677;width:227px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903.jpeg 1880w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-photo-30672903-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I walk down the street,<br>my head in the clouds.<br>Suddenly I know that high above<br>a distant bird is watching me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>I walk faster, harder,<br>like prey taking flight<br>from every predator.<br>I rise above seas and lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In the silence, beauty touches me\u2014<br>the beauty of this single moment<br>that I live and that will never come again.<br>The instant quickens, I lose my footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The Earth calls me back to the prpoemsesent.<br>I land on a lake; the cold water wakes me.<br>Every childhood dream soon finds its sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br>I have grown, yet my Hope stays young.<br>When the whole world turns too fast,<br>beings fall and disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hortense Laura Pantea, July 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In French<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tourment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Je marche dans la rue,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">la t\u00eate dans les nuages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Soudain je sais qu\u2019au-dessus de moi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">un oiseau lointain me regarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Je marche plus vite, plus fort,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">comme une proie qui s\u2019envole loin de tout pr\u00e9dateur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Je m\u2019envole au-dessus des mers et des terres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Dans le silence, la beaut\u00e9 me touche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">La beaut\u00e9 de ce moment unique<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">que je vis et qui ne reviendra plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019instant s\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e8re, je perds pied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">La Terre me rappelle dans l\u2019instant pr\u00e9sent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">J\u2019atterris sur un lac,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">l\u2019eau froide me r\u00e9veille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tout r\u00eave d\u2019enfant trouve vite le sommeil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">J\u2019ai grandi, mais mon Esp\u00e9rance reste jeune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Lorsque tout le monde tourne tr\u00e8s vite,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">les \u00eatres tombent et disparaissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eZU6M-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" style=\"width:741px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eZU6M-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eZU6M-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eZU6M-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/listeningspacecounselling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/eZU6M.jpg 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I walk down the street,my head in the clouds.Suddenly I know that high abovea distant bird is watching me. I walk faster, harder,like prey taking flightfrom every predator.I rise above seas and lands. 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