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A Fading Memory

The need that made life so hard is gone At some point I stopped missing you You snapped my heart like a child's crayon The need that made life so hard is gone Removed from your games no longer a pawn Nothing remains for you to rip out and chew The need that made life so hard is gone At some point I stopped missing you

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Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 4/21/2021 12:24:00 PM

wow ! The spirit feels it. xo

James Inman

Date: 9/18/2019 9:24:00 PM

You found the strength within you in this poem. Not easy to do. Nice to see your lovely face as your avatar again.

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/31/2019 11:19:00 PM

Not sure why my comment keeps disappearing but I do hope you at least got to see it one of the times. Thank you very much James.

Honestly J.T.

Date: 7/13/2018 12:54:00 PM

Awesome poem; ~Soupmail~ JT

Vince Suzadail Jr.

Date: 5/28/2018 10:59:00 PM

Enjoyed the way this is put together. Time sometimes heals but often, not completely.

FJ Thomas
Date: 5/29/2018 6:57:00 PM

So very true Vince. Thank you :)

Andrew Rogers

Date: 4/17/2018 2:35:00 PM

Wow, absolutely love and adore this piece, because the courage behind cannot be snapped!

FJ Thomas
Date: 4/17/2018 3:06:00 PM

Thanks so much Andrew! Once the hardest burn passes one must become strong again ;)

Jan Allison

Date: 1/30/2018 7:29:00 AM

I'm not a trio let fan but this is a fantastic example love the line about the crayons and the impact of the repeated lines is so powerful shadow:-) hugs Jan xx

FJ Thomas
Date: 1/30/2018 11:01:00 AM

Jan I definitely realized I am also not a fan! Just wanted to try something new. Thank you ;)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 1/29/2018 2:53:00 AM

SHADOWWWWWWWW.......you ROCK! This is amazing. Send the one who snaps your heart like a crayon over my way. I'll teach him a thing or two! ;)

FJ Thomas
Date: 1/29/2018 11:25:00 AM

Eileen I am so appreciative of the attention you have given me. Honestly I do not care for this form. But I decided to find a short form I'd not yet tried; and then sat forever until I thought of a suitable refrain and built a poem around it. Boring but it kept me writing I guess.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/24/2018 4:18:00 PM

Nice refrains! Excellent!

FJ Thomas
Date: 1/24/2018 7:57:00 PM

Thank you so much Kim :)

Edward Mccall

Date: 1/7/2018 4:45:00 PM

I love the hidden message with in, the need we so often feel is necessary is not a need at all. well penned Shadow.

FJ Thomas
Date: 1/9/2018 12:05:00 PM

I am most glad you saw it! Thanks Edward!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/16/2017 6:59:00 PM

Very nicely done, Shadow. I really love the triolet form.

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/16/2017 7:23:00 PM

Hi Andrea. It's a new one for me but hopefully I can improve with the next try. Thanks!

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 12/16/2017 10:54:00 AM

Another awesome poem. Another form I have tried guess I might be stuck in certain forms took me ages to do a haiku with having to leave emotions out. love phyl

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/16/2017 7:19:00 PM

Lol I definitely have my constant go to's! Thanks Phyl!

Rhoda Tripp

Date: 12/16/2017 7:49:00 AM

A difficult form that you made shine. Awesome write.

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/16/2017 7:16:00 PM

Aww thank you Rhoda :D

James Marshall Goff

Date: 12/15/2017 9:17:00 PM

Yes, easy to relate, for us poets are burdened with the unseen...

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/16/2017 7:16:00 PM

We truly are. Thank you J :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 12/15/2017 11:26:00 AM

Wow, Triolet's are too much of a challenge for me for some reason. You managed to make it seem easy in this impactful piece. I can relate. Brava Darlene! : )

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/15/2017 12:07:00 PM

Thank you again Connie. I didn't think it would be difficult, maybe because it seemed so short, but it actually was not as easy as I thought it was going to be.

Akkina Downing

Date: 12/15/2017 10:06:00 AM

Yeah some of us can relate to this. Another awesome write, new friend. I sure enjoyed it! Hugs and smiles :)

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/15/2017 10:48:00 AM

Your visit it greatly appreciated. Thank you beautiful Akkina.

Line Gauthier

Date: 12/15/2017 9:22:00 AM

Awesome impact. Love it.

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/15/2017 9:34:00 AM

Thank you very much Line :)

Maria Williams

Date: 12/15/2017 4:45:00 AM

I love what you've done with this,Must admit I've never attempted a Triolet. The repetition of the first and second lines, to the last two concluding lines emphasizes the facts so much more I see. A Fading memory, very very good....Maria

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/15/2017 9:32:00 AM

It was my first attempt; amazingly I sometimes find the shorter ones to be a bit harder lol. Thank you very much Maria.

Casarah Nance

Date: 12/14/2017 9:34:00 PM

wow, this is good, bold in not just lettering but emotion and the seizing of it. well wrote.

FJ Thomas
Date: 12/14/2017 10:04:00 PM

Thank you very much Casarah. ...such a beautiful name.