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True Love

A couple walks along a crowded street, gazing at each other as though they had met for the first time. Their fingers are warmly clasped to each other, as though they are wedding. Eyes roll with admiration and envy. Extended night shifts, in-laws, gossips, mortgage and teenage crisis of their children have brought them closer than they could ever imagine. The sense of bliss in their faces hides the destructive past that has made them to fall more deeply in love with each other.....

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Date: 1/21/2017 11:37:00 AM
Great illustration of true love, love that grows through all the trials of life. All too often trials have the opposite effect. Thanks for the encouraging words. Stacey
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Teddy Kimathi
Date: 1/24/2017 2:29:00 AM
Welcome, Stacey. Thank you so much for reading and enjoying my poem!!! *^_^*

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