Grin 55

'First comes the abandoning, then 
the state of been left behind, 
finally remains the abandonment.
Once asked how I'd overcome.

I said. Not.

Not defeating, nor overcoming 
is what you do on your own.'
She watches her hands
they are two of them.

‘You still have your children?'
- No, they have me.
- You always have yourself?
- Myself, I was a parcel
   a present of my wife.
   She opened it once.'
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Culverhouse Avatar
October 14, 2010 at 6:22 AM
enjoyed this revealing write...melancholy
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October 14, 2010 at 5:09 AM
Yes, I am making you a favorite, and I am inviting you to drop by soon. Powerful write here, love it.
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