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Heartache Takes the Cake

A rainbow of flavours In every bite I've savoured the sweet And the spice of each Plunged my tongue deep Into pain's body The depths of which met me Eager to parley The difference is plain When your body is broken You're glad you're alive Unlike heartache When you just want to die.

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/17/2020 1:42:00 PM

Those last 4 lines sum it up. Especially a long time relationship because a short one makes you spill tears in your beer.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 7/18/2020 6:27:00 AM

Hugs. Love is grand. We know we love when it hurts. Keep loving. Love you, Mo.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 7/17/2020 1:53:00 PM

Yeah, the longer deeper ones take a stiffer drink too to get over ;), ...though he for whom this was written, took me years to get over, wasn’t till I broke up with next one of 3.5yrs that I figure I was really over that one.(actually, heart still smarts, love never really goes away) xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 12/11/2019 6:43:00 AM

Oh wow Maureen reading this after now getting to know more about you; this poem really hits home about knowing what I now know, and wanting to know more about you; other then you are a great poet. Thanks.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 12/12/2019 8:06:00 AM

I've tried a few new flavours since this was written ;), Thank you my friend! xomo

Arthur Vaso

Date: 3/23/2019 11:25:00 PM

oh wow I could feel this one!!! :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/24/2019 9:16:00 AM

This old thing? :) Thank you my friend, a personal favourite, xomo!

Vegter Papyrus

Date: 10/23/2018 8:02:00 PM

Without pain we'll never know love fully. I still believe, with knowing this, I'll swan dive into its abyss, happily. Nothing is real. Everything is temporary i believe, except love...and that what God is! ... I'll be gone for a few days. Of you want an interesting poetic vacation...check out a poet named 'Dialectic Crisis'. This artist amazes me. Blessings

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/28/2018 9:41:00 PM

wow, I really like this one and how you compare the two kinds of pain. I came way back to your earlier work as I have seen your current poetry!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 9/29/2018 8:32:00 AM

Thank you for checking it out Andrea! An oldie this one, but still too true ;) Cheers lovely! xomo

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 4/10/2018 9:31:00 AM

Beautifully written with power, perception and empathy...XO

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/10/2018 10:55:00 AM

Thank you for this and checking out my page <3

Duke Beaufort

Date: 2/11/2017 6:12:00 PM

This is very insightful. I think of how painful emotional hurt is. It is much worse than broken bones because the wounds of this kind of hurt never completely heal. For those of us who have been ravaged and have healed somewhat, we can understand completely.