I Smile and Frown When

I smile when-
Woman has strange men over
You laugh and mind business
Married to your ******* neighbor

I frown when-
Man wants medicine for kid,
Clinic shut down,
Alcohol delivered a government payout
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Goff Avatar
September 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Sharon, find myself looking deep into this poem and shivering....you really created something special here! please if ok with you I would like to print this and push-pin on my poetry board @ home...of these moments, on both sides, I understand...faving you & this remarkable art! I like the way you abbreviate thought on line 3...lets the reader fly....then twist large line 4...like I said, this is cool! jimbo
Dolly Avatar
September 20, 2012 at 4:08 PM
:) Of course! It's very flattering that you would like to put my write on your board!:))*Smiles and wink* Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
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