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Nameless, Nightmare, Neglect Contest

Sponsor: Constance La France    11/18/2023

Neglect

"The worst feeling is to be ignored once, then twice, 
then again and again by someone you consider precious."
                                 by Betsy Kenton

Life's bittersweet lessons have taught me well
that on the ones we love most, we should dwell.
Not chained or tethered as a master to his slave.
Love, given freely will not yield reason to grieve,
but if neglected, a broken heart will perceive
the bond's been broken and passion it will waive.

Do not express your tender words of devotion
and later tell me you were wrought with emotion.
I'd rather not have known the taste of your lips
if now you ignore me with indifference and neglect.
I'd walk away from you if treated with disrespect,
if what you once felt is in the state of total eclipse.

Love can bring tears of sadness or joy to one's eyes.
To be slighted or snubbed can lead to ardor's demise,
but to be cherished in love's embrace fulfills the need
of nurturing each other as dew sates a flower's thirst.
Being slighted by someone you hold dear is the worst
feeling when the roots wither after planting love's seed.

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Christuraj Alex November 26, 2023 at 9:23 PM "Love can bring tears of sadness or joy to one's eyes. To be slighted or snubbed can lead to ardor's demise" - Great writing. Congratulations!

Paula Goldsmith November 26, 2023 at 8:26 AM Congratulations on your win. WOW!!! I Love This Write/Great ending. So very true. FAV... Have a great/wonderful day writing away........... Lin Lane November 26, 2023 at 8:35 AM Thanks so much, Paula. Hoping you have a great Sunday.

Hilda Greenhough November 18, 2023 at 9:33 AM A very thoughtful poem. Choices are important. Thanks for the poem. Lin Lane November 18, 2023 at 10:18 AM Thanks for the read and comments, Hilda.

Jan Allison November 18, 2023 at 7:54 AM Lin you chose the perfect quote to go with the poem, rejection - a theme many of us can relate not necessarily someone we were in a relationship with but slighted by a member of ones own family ... to that I relate big time! hugs Jan xxx Lin Lane November 18, 2023 at 9:29 AM I know exactly what you mean, Jan. Thanks for liking the poem and the quote.

Joseph P. DiMino November 18, 2023 at 7:11 AM "Love can bring tears of sadness or joy to one's eyes. To be slighted or snubbed can lead to ardor's demise," -- Love...or absence of love, is all powerful. Atomic weapons can annihilate the body...but only love can make or break the soul. Thoughtful write. Gets one thinking. Lin Lane November 18, 2023 at 9:29 AM The soul and the heart, Joe. Nothing injures us like being abandoned or neglected. Thank you for your thoughts.