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A Broken Heart

A broken heart cannot be mended
   Neither can romance, once ended
Send me not your reparations
   Your maudlin, miserable placations

You played me for a fool, you did
   Let me down so cruel, you did
Then you sent me gifts and notes
       Perchance you gloat at
       the catch in my throat  

You ran off with a shiny doll
   Who tells you now that you're her all
When she finds out what she's seized
       She'll dump you just like
               you did me

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/28/2018 5:11:00 AM

Sweet how you twisted it from something that seemed a bit dour and sad to an upbeat, positive ending. What goes around....

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/28/2018 1:49:00 PM

Interesting comment... I myself wasn't so positive that it was positive. Positively yours, Gershon

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 8/27/2018 8:10:00 PM

Dunno why, but this made me think of bubblegum- snap. Love it. xomo

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 8/28/2018 7:52:00 AM

Tee hee, reciting this in my mind chewing the first stanza, blowing up the second, and popping the third ;) in a teenage attitude kind of way. I love it even more today.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 8/27/2018 10:23:00 PM

Maureen made me laugh! Too funny!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/27/2018 8:43:00 PM

Dunno why, either. "Many are the thoughts in the heart of (wo)man!!" --King David, the Psalmist, a looooooong time ago. ~ gw

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/27/2018 2:12:00 PM

Wow! Big emotion!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/27/2018 4:39:00 PM

Thank you for viewing this one and for your support, Kim! ~ Gershon