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Accidental Words Whispers I should not have heard. Things "said" that have gone way wrong. It was just a party. It began with, "I don't want to go..." and ended with, "I am sorry I went..." Christmas Gala at work, New Years Cheer looming, where people need to get along. My ears, my terrible ears. Giving me everything... and nothing of value. "They" will not stop... I wish they would quit screaming... so loud. Listening, at the water cooler, attending at the bar, open far too long... for most that attend. The bathroom, the stalls, the walls... thin like paper. Someone is cheating, someone will soon, someone has already made the rounds. Someone is leaving, someone is being hired, while you, me, we, will be let go... after the show, tomorrow. Hoping for a bonus, ending up with no job at all. What in the world happened, you might ask...? A tie, a label, a drink a smoke two people, that should never have met, got married, battled, lied, and deceived each other, into believing... a single moment dressed up in fineness', does not replace the reality of every hidden fact, be who you are, and no one will ever regret, having heard the truth, about you.

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Date: 12/30/2019 5:18:00 PM
I wish I had penned this insightful verse I thought I was the only one who felt this way, I take comfort in the fact that others feel the same. I remove my hearing aids and look vague. Thank you for sharing this excellent verse...Shirley Happy New Year to you and yours
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Date: 12/30/2019 5:25:00 PM
I wish that I had them to turn off at times. I have gone to buying plugs. My right ear rings a bit. A month ago, I was told I had a heart attack, I went in for an ear infection. It was not an attack. It was an infection. It was scary. Ty for your kind words. Merry Christmas and God Bless... Ann
Date: 12/19/2019 1:35:00 AM
What? You went to the same Christmas Party the rest of us went to! It is like you have read our minds! I am astounded at this one!
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Date: 12/19/2019 8:44:00 AM
Yes... and I take notes.. then lose them.. and find them later...at the bottom of my purse...wait...this is not mine.. um... huh...
Date: 12/17/2019 8:54:00 PM
Sounds like Peyton Place, telescoped into one Xmas Party. My Xmas wish for you, Ann: a pair of soundproof ear-muffs! Happiness and Joy, Gershon
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Date: 12/17/2019 8:56:00 PM
Written for the ease dropping contest... but really, just written about last years party... so many all the same... Prayers for a blessed Christmas. Ann
Date: 12/17/2019 12:08:00 PM
always much going on at a workplace if one overhears the gossip...i like the way you penned this one... great write my friend... hugs
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Date: 12/17/2019 2:52:00 PM
Sometimes we just don't want to hear, or know things, that we hear and come to be aware of... lol.. or cry... depends... May your day be full of the brightest lights, magical and dancing... Ann
Date: 12/17/2019 10:12:00 AM
Well done- very enjoyable, Julie
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Date: 12/17/2019 2:50:00 PM
:) Ty friend... Ann

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