Fruitless Cycles

retched, a stomach twisting curdle
sour, the bile that rises from malcontent
tearful, yet, tears are futile, a waste of water
understanding seems never to come or come too late
all one can do is suck it up and try to love again
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Kendrick Avatar
June 1, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Painful experiences when it comes to love are not so easy to get over..Great work expressing the idea..If for a contest, reads like winning material to me.Enjoyed reading the expressive and emotive work..Thanks for stopping by..Mostly I do write my works in a notebook first..I don't know if anyone in the future could read them though..Sara
Wellington Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Yes, this is the thing to do. Wallowing in self pity wont help any, got to rise and spread your wings again.
Oyewole Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 8:57 AM
Beautiful and brilliant write Debbie. Thanks for my placement in your contest. Well done. AO
Richards Avatar
May 30, 2013 at 7:57 PM
Wow.......I love that this ends with at least a bit of reality and hope! But yes.......this is real from the gut of many who have been disappointed, discouraged and fed up with love. (It's never too late, however, I hear even Martha Stewart has joined an on-line dating service to match her up with the "perfect" man!! yikes....poor guy, what is he in for??
Wellington Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 11:31 PM
Yikes indeed!!! He is going to get a tongue lashing every single day. (No puns intended)
Goff Avatar
May 30, 2013 at 9:57 AM
The blushing mango, gleeful ripe, when fog does lift, taste sweet delight! jamesy
Tacito Avatar
May 29, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Wisdom. Best way to break a cycle, walk forward. Excellent!
Hamilton Avatar
May 27, 2013 at 1:37 PM
wealth of truth here enjoyed it Linda
Chircop Avatar
May 24, 2013 at 3:21 PM
So much truth in your love story..I love your hopeful optimistic ending of trying again.Hope you are fine sweet lady..Charma
Cee Avatar
May 24, 2013 at 6:44 AM
hi Debbie---can relate here... love the dramatic lines----ELAI
Esquire Avatar
May 22, 2013 at 8:26 PM
Dear Debbie, my name is Phillip Rollings (Flipper to my friends and you are my friend. Does Chef call you "Light and Love Deborah" I hope so because he gave me a list of 30 poets to write to and Light and LOVE Deborah was on that list There are no Deborahs on the Cummunity Builders list where he said I would find you If you read his last post or the blog he asked me to write then this comment will make more sense. He will be home Sat. Soup mail Respectfully Flipper
Devnath  Avatar
May 22, 2013 at 11:38 AM
Last two lines image the real emotion by counter attacking from the first line. Something different. Loved always, bl
Guzzi Avatar
May 22, 2013 at 6:09 AM
I double checked with the judge on how he accepts the form as being laid out, MY ABC poem starts with R, S, T, U & ends with any letter and was meant to put forth an emotion. Really this is a much less restrained way to do the form it's a bit boring always starting A,B,C,D..aye?
Dietrich Avatar
May 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM
YOu really got across the emotion of this one, Debs!
Jerden Avatar
May 21, 2013 at 7:41 PM
I love the emotion and word images. I can't parse the form though, at least in this variation. Cheers, Roy
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