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This or that poetry contest (44) sponsored by Edward Ibeh

05/29/24 HMS prompt chosen # Look closely #

invisible men see through nakedness ~ they do not need x-ray specs said the wife to her unfaithful husband ~ she was laid bare on her ex

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Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 6/15/2024 4:51:00 PM

A turning of the other cheek, as it were. Stir it up David! :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/16/2024 4:14:00 AM

Stirring comment Linda, he got his just desserts, turn the other cheek indeed, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/30/2024 10:59:00 PM

What goes around comes to the around, play with fire, you're going to get burnt lol. Hope you're keeping well David just back from Turkey. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/31/2024 6:17:00 AM

Hey Tom are we still allowed to call it Turkey, you know with all this PC nonsense going around these days lol! No you’re definitely right, he’ll hath no fury/flames like a woman scorned, hope you had a great time in Türkiye! Haha, cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 5/30/2024 1:35:00 AM

I feel challenged to add an interpretation now - husband: once invisible there's a clarity of vision that goes beyond primal urges. A bit like at the end of American Beauty where the truly meaningful events of life flood in. wife: the profound loss of meaning due to betrayal, where perspective is lost and base instincts kick in temporarily to numb feeling. You do like to write poems to get the crowd thinking David :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 5/30/2024 2:30:00 AM

I'm squinting at it like it's a magic eye painting now :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/30/2024 2:26:00 AM

An alternative interpretation Dilly, and very relevant one, with the American Beauty influence, of course this one is designed to be seen from many perspectives, with invisibility and X-ray specs just to add a few layers, we need to take two steps back and one off to the side, and things start to make more sense, thanks so much for stopping by, cheers David

I Am Anaya

Date: 5/29/2024 5:41:00 PM

Here it goes--she bared her soul to a louse of a spouse, now ex. Although this is out of my depth, David, I somehow sense that he is suffering.

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/30/2024 11:53:00 AM

I think of the first line humorous...secondly if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with, why not. We all have a little of Lilith within her.

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/30/2024 12:52:00 AM

Yes he was a cheating louse Anaya, and got his comeuppance when walking in on his wife (maybe estranged) see reply to Kim below, for one scenario, any further scenarios I’ll leave to the readers imagination lol! Cheers David

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/29/2024 2:13:00 PM

A lot to take in, with this brief interlude! X, sex, ex…she is a real prize…lol

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/30/2024 12:39:00 AM

All metaphorical of course Kim, her cheating husband has become invisible to her, so much so, she purposely let him catch her in bed with her Ex, even through the sheets (if indeed any were present) he could see exactly what was going on, lol! Cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/29/2024 10:34:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your creative "look closely" Monoku write."Good Luck'" We both did this one. Have A Blessed Day Writing Away..........

David Kavanagh
Date: 5/29/2024 11:09:00 AM

Thank you Paula I hope Edward sees through the meaning and message in this one, I will check out your one later, cheers David