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Naked On the Floor

He left her standing there In the hallway of despair, No care nor emotion shared Just a blank cold stare. She shrank with icy fingers Barely holding his guitar, No time to stop her lover Turned into an overnight stranger. He wanted her body lustily Promising future love and gaiety, Though his words were just stories To make her wish to comply. She sank naked on the floor Mind gone to the land of nevermore, Where raven thoughts flew Escaping through her finger tips. He slammed that black door as she cried Dismay at trust lost, inside An empty armed woman Clutching this instrument of death.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 10/22/2020 6:51:00 PM
Kathy this is so emotional and real. It is a sad fact of deceiving a trustful soul. It is a lie men use on someone vulnerable, for a true relationship. In the end there is Karma, and they have to answer for it, one way or another. One of your best writings Kathy...
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Kathy Anderson
Date: 10/23/2020 5:31:00 PM
Wow, thank you for the kind praise, Michael.
Date: 10/16/2020 9:31:00 AM
Very emotive and expressive work. I felt the pain of the one who loved but was unloved. Sara
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Date: 10/23/2020 5:32:00 PM
Thank you, Sara.
Date: 10/16/2020 8:57:00 AM
I can feel the sadness in this, the hurt, the betrayal and the shame to a certain extend... Powerfully emotive imagery..
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Date: 10/16/2020 8:57:00 AM
Thank you, Silent One.

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