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Discombobulation Poetry Contest, Sponsor- Fire Bird. Date written: 01/30/2024

Discombobulation


Publicly 
advertising 
he doesn't tickle
her fancy.
If that's no lie,
then why 
seek him out 
surreptitiously? 
Her terms of endearment 
flow like honey off her lips,
but what are they worth?
Does she mean anything she says?
Profound confusion 
blowing like smoke 
in his mind 
expands into 
a mushroom cloud.
He endlessly wonders
if her attraction is true.
Her mixed messages 
traps him 
hook line and sinker 
in chin-stroking discombobulation.
She relishes dangling 
her feminine wiles 
to him like a carrot.
When he comes close 
to nibble at her charms,
she p  u  l  l  s away.
How cruel?
She's a struck match 
that goes out in the frigid cold.
He can't seem to make 
heads or tails 
of her words and deeds.
What sort of game 
is she playing? 
It's perplexing.
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Date: 2/11/2024 9:55:00 AM
Love this, Edward. I guess some women can be this way. Mostly they have a very deliberate purpose but fortunately, most women are not so complex. Thanks for the inspiration of your last contest and for my win
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Date: 2/11/2024 9:22:00 AM
What an interesting take on the subject. Some women are so confusing....! That's why Shakespeare said... 'Frailty thy name is a woman'. Here the heroine is so unsteady and wavering in her attitude....! She quickly changes stances and she leaves him utterly baffled. I am sure this will be placed high. All the best dear friend!
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Date: 1/30/2024 6:16:00 AM
Aptly descriptive to spell the essence of the theme, my friend: He can't seem to make heads or tails of her words and deeds. What sort of game is she playing? It's perplexing.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 1/30/2024 7:25:00 AM
Vijay, thank you very much for visiting, as always!
Date: 1/30/2024 5:03:00 AM
There’s a cure for that man’s discombobulation. Walk away from such a witchy woman. Good writing, Edward.
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Edward Ibeh
Date: 1/30/2024 5:11:00 AM
Ain't that the truth, lol. Thank you very much, Lin:-)
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