Scars Left Behind

cigarette burns
up and down her left arm
morse code s.o.s

1/20/13
Black Eyed Susan
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Colasurdo Avatar
April 20, 2013 at 8:34 PM
Hi Susan, Wow! said it so perfectly succinct. Congratulations!!! Sent you a soup mail
Minardi Avatar
March 17, 2013 at 10:18 AM
so many deliver with only so little words. greatly penned, Susan.
Alvez Avatar
February 8, 2013 at 7:27 PM
Now is the time for all good friends to do something! Nice Senryu Cynthia
Dietrich Avatar
February 8, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Yayyy, I see you got a win. Big congrats, Susan.
A   Avatar
February 7, 2013 at 11:01 AM
congrats..PD
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
February 7, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Belated Conrats on your top spot Susan xx
Guzzi Avatar
February 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Wowser! You sure addressed the issue head on and with so few words! Congrad's on your win. Light & Love
Lamoureux Avatar
February 5, 2013 at 6:52 PM
Very well written and very real problem. Congrats
Gildersleeve Avatar
February 5, 2013 at 6:42 PM
Powerful words. Congrats on your win. Warm Smiles, Connie
D. Avatar
January 31, 2013 at 10:03 AM
very cool write very true also
Andresen Avatar
January 31, 2013 at 6:55 AM
DANGEROUS, DANGEROUS ....... HELP! - STOP SMOKING! - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
Dietrich Avatar
January 30, 2013 at 11:43 PM
soupmail
Horne Avatar
January 26, 2013 at 2:20 PM
love this powerful and scary write, Susan. Thanks very much - great contest : )
Dietrich Avatar
January 24, 2013 at 6:49 AM
Hi, Susan, just stopping by your newest poem again. Hope to see you over here more often!
Gasun Avatar
January 22, 2013 at 9:37 AM
This is an excellent and beautifully sad Senryu my dearest friend, Susan! Thank you so much for sharing! I hope you're doing well. I'm missing one of my fav. poets, also one of my reasons of stopping by. Have a great day always! love and big hugs, Leonora
Richards Avatar
January 20, 2013 at 5:30 PM
Wow......this is dark, dramatic, and somber. well done. ps.....and many thanks, Susan, for my placement in "Taken". An honor it was !!
Merryman Avatar
January 20, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Great senryu, Susan. Dramatic! Love, Kim
Dietrich Avatar
January 20, 2013 at 11:46 AM
I LIKES it, Susan!!! I know you can give us even more than that though. Surely you have written others recently. Post them up!!! and try some of the contest themes. It's great to see you here today.
Sivey Avatar
January 20, 2013 at 11:04 AM
This is so very true Susan, and if I saw that I would think that same thing! This is an incredible write, what a significant poem, Great Work!!
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
January 20, 2013 at 10:42 AM
oooh yes answer it xx
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