Constance La France Poet Verse

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Impulsive Love

When I was younger, I was impulsive and unpredictable, 
          capricious and fanciful and whimsical;
and HE was charming-  would flatter me with compliments,
     giving praise, attention, he was a real sweet talker.

I fell for him, each day sinking down lower and lower,
          I would gravitate to him-  alienate friends;
but soon the cajoling turned to inurbane, malignant words,
     my love for him was transitory, soon to dissipate.

He became rude and vulgar, perspicuous and transparent,
          this obsessive love-   unhealthy and painful;
I felt like a fool, a doormat, a scapegoat, a weak victim,
     now my heart is careful and not easily charmed.

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August 31, 2016


Poetry/Verse/Impulsive Love
Copyright Protected, ID 16-824-860-0
All Rights Reserved.  Written under Pseudonym. 

Written for the contest, Ten Word Challenge
sponsor, John Hamilton

Third Place

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James Inman September 18, 2016 at 12:49 PM It always amazes me how you can so easily draw people into your emotional world with your writes. When I started reading this I forgot about the contest and ten words and could only think about my own experiences of loosing myself in an emotional relationship that ultimately wound up hurting me and making me feel like a fool.

Sunita U.D Palawon September 18, 2016 at 6:33 AM So interesting this impulsive love and the unfortunate change that followed! Well done :)

Viv Wigley September 18, 2016 at 12:39 AM Terrific, Constance, well crafted. Congrats! Viv x

John Hamilton September 17, 2016 at 3:26 PM Great use of the ten words, this poem is a great stand alone poem, I almost forgot about the 10 words, it was that good. Thanks for the great entry!

Jan Allison September 2, 2016 at 4:19 PM wow - this is the story others can relate to ... what a fabulous way to weave those words into a story - good luck:-) hugs Jan xx

Ravi Sathasivam September 1, 2016 at 10:39 AM Excellent. Beautiful poem with penned well. Enjoyed reading it. TFS

Probir Gupta September 1, 2016 at 5:51 AM The 10 converted into a beauty in the poem ...

Daniel Turner August 31, 2016 at 7:42 PM I like the way you have used these 10 not so frequently used words, Constance. I also love the content and the message in this poem. Good luck in the contest!