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I'M Sorry, But I Thank You

(For a once upon a time best friend) I’m sorry you hated your mom and your dad and your thinking that everyone treats you so bad. I’m sorry you think your good man is too thin and a small thing I said you took as a sin. I apologize for ever being your friend, but I thank you for putting our ties to an end. For Barbara Gorelick's "Apology Accepted"

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Buffy Fooksss Aka Lynette C.

Date: 1/2/2011 10:31:00 PM

iM rIgHt HeRe!! sorry, i couldn't read today, i'll be on tomorrow. buFfY fOoKsSsSs

Eiken Laan

Date: 1/1/2011 4:12:00 PM

An interesting poem of apology with a nice twist at the end. Lovely Andrea:)

Linda Milgate

Date: 12/31/2010 4:55:00 PM

Sharp and to the point. Will put this in favorites for possible use when people I know just never stop wallowing. A little wallow is necessary to heal, but a neverendingwallow is such a pain to be around. Thank you for these clever lines.

Lynette Chachere

Date: 12/31/2010 4:39:00 PM

geez. .the end is like a punch in your face. wow...for someone who has never been satisfied. i guess some really aren't good for each other. ~Always&Forever Lynette

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 12/30/2010 6:09:00 PM

thankxx Andrea.. your wonderful comments are always so uplifting and amazing to my poetry and gives me energy to write over and over again luv... H.N.Y. to u and yours... hope all went well with Mom and flights...luv..

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 12/29/2010 9:07:00 PM

Oh another great one Andrea ..good luck in this contest which just closed tonight... and thankxxx for the compliments on my prose poetry .. my first attempt... hope Catie thinks it is proper for her theme... divorce is usually dark.. right?

James Marshall Goff

Date: 12/29/2010 3:14:00 PM

True feelings, well said! Andrea!...good luck in the contest! and thanks for all your comments! jimbo

Daver Austin

Date: 12/29/2010 2:18:00 PM

Your x-friend must have had a black cloud over his/her head. I've been feeling rather poor - no energy, lethargic. Is it the Christmas time crud? I know i've been eating things that are devastating to my stomach. Can't get up the stuff to write any poetry - who wants to read about a wretched gut? On the bright side. You have a wonderful New Year's Eve. Love, Dave

Paul James

Date: 12/29/2010 8:40:00 AM

I was not quite sure how to take this, it seems to hang between distance and sarcasm. Unusual and tense for all its brevity.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/29/2010 8:22:00 AM

A few words to let you know I have read your poetry today and enjoyed it Andrea. I hope to read many more of your poems in 2011. Wishing you a New Year filled with good health , love, and amazing inspiration. May your writing endeavors become all that you have wished for. HAPPY NEW YEAR. Love, Carol

Crystal Wilkins

Date: 12/29/2010 5:56:00 AM

This is magnificently done, if i do say so. They way you have twisted the apology into a thank you. Friends like that are hard to deal with, though they can bring wonder to our lifes, I'm sorry your friendship came to an end but there always something to come along a fill the void she left behind, very well written, Thank you ever so much for your comment, I really appreciated it Happy new year Crustal ~X~

Dr Hitendra Mehta

Date: 12/29/2010 3:41:00 AM

Nice paradox right from Title till End ........ Shud b a winner in Barbaras contest. Thnx for wishing me on my contest win. "I am what I am" in a way mirrors me. Luv/best wishes .....Hitendra Mehta

Eamon Duffin

Date: 12/29/2010 2:02:00 AM

Hi Andrea. That I could in any way inspire you I class as an honour (and a surprise). Thank you. Loved this witty, hard hitting cleverly worded piece. I shall be staring up at you on the podium with this. I made me laugh an glad that I am not at the sharp end of your pen. Be safe, Eamon

Wilma Neels

Date: 12/29/2010 12:32:00 AM

Yikes, I just love how you twisted this one Andrea.. Toxic friendships have a way of being revealed in time.. All the best with this gem, love Wilma

Harry Horsman

Date: 12/29/2010 12:22:00 AM

clever use of words here, awesome entry in to the contest, good luck. Harry

Carrie Richards

Date: 12/28/2010 7:02:00 PM

You took the apology and turned it around....very cleverly done, Andrea!! Happy New Year!!

Audrey Haick

Date: 12/28/2010 5:27:00 PM

Wishing you always, the best for the New Year, Andrea!! I know that you will ace the contest, nevertheless,good luck and I'll try to catch up on the others. Happy NewYear. Love, Audrey

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/28/2010 5:07:00 PM

Andrea, this is a different one for the contest ..I haven't seen one going in this direction..Good luck..Reads like a winner to me...I was delighted that you found something to take with you from my work..I wrote the ones that I have posted in the last few days while my husband and I were at the hospital..Sara

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 12/28/2010 2:58:00 PM

Very light-hearted penned rhyme with sarcasm and wit, Andrea

David Smalling

Date: 12/28/2010 2:25:00 PM

All the best in the contest is cliche, for I am sure in that contest your poem will have its sway. Happy new year, and thanks for being so kind in reading my poems and commenting. You are a valued and honored friend.