Heart Break

heart break
hands wrung red,    raw
cancerous lips, chewed sore
nails ripped from their beds bleeding, worn
broken
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Devnath  Avatar
December 16, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Congratulation my friend on your grand win and wish you and all yours 'Happy Christmas Day and Happy New Year'.bl
Merryman Avatar
December 13, 2011 at 5:57 PM
Congrats on your 1st place win, Debbie. Kim
M V Avatar
December 13, 2011 at 8:40 AM
It is truly poetic,Debbie.Congratulations on your big win with an amazing poetry!
Neels Avatar
December 13, 2011 at 4:24 AM
Raw emotion, quite vivid.. Congratulations on your win in the contest Debbie :)
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
December 13, 2011 at 1:38 AM
Congratulations Deddie sounds horrible x
Dietrich Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 9:29 PM
oooh, it sounds horrid. Worst kind of heart break ever!! Congrats on your win, Debs. Very descriptive!
Dietrich Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 9:29 PM
PS your avatar is darling!
Williams Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 2:49 PM
Debbie congrats on your win, many thanks for your kind words..David
Dover Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 2:02 PM
Great poem! Congrats on your big win in Brian's contest :) Love, J.
Puddifoot Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 1:58 PM
five very graphic, memorable lines, congrats on 1st place
Brown Avatar
December 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Brian Strand's "Fours And Fives" contest Debbie. Love, Carol
Brown Avatar
June 29, 2011 at 5:28 AM
A belated congratulations on your win in the contest Debbie. Love, Carol
K. Avatar
June 8, 2011 at 8:50 AM
oh my gosh, after reading this, I am bleeding! this is just Raw indeed- one can almost groan in pain here-- super congrats on this vivid winner! OUCH.
Dietrich Avatar
June 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM
So vividly RAW. Congratulations, DEb. This is not one that people forget!
Sweetheart Avatar
June 5, 2011 at 8:14 AM
Congrats Debbie on your third place win in Brian's contest with this rare beauty entry luv..enjoy..
Onclaud Avatar
June 5, 2011 at 7:47 AM
smokin', debs.. clap clap for the big win! :) huggs
Mehta Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Ahhah, deb your muse seems to be very active and colorful today,
Neels Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Debbie, I love the raw emotion, especially your second last line ;) enjoy your weekend!
Dietrich Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 10:24 AM
wow, what a strong write,Deb. soupmail.
Khankhana Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Reality of Life. Heart beats life runs. When heart breaks, life gone. Great thought.
Onclaud Avatar
June 4, 2011 at 7:21 AM
oh, is beautifully bleak, debs... somehow, in ways, the wounds seem too profound to ever heal. Nice job! winning' s beat! :) huggs, nette
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