Scratched

making marriage vows
           forever they declared
                     their love would last
until they scratched   to death
   their seven-year itch

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Date: 1/24/2025 12:54:00 PM
Congratulations Andrea on clever winning poem.
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Date: 1/21/2025 5:58:00 PM
lol love this one Andrea hopefully you shower everyday and not have that itch lol.
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Date: 1/20/2025 12:46:00 PM
Ha!! Ha!! Yes, been there in that seventh year and I set new goals and worked through that stage of married life. Some don't do that and fall to its demise. Thanks for sharing this winner with us. Way to go. Sara K
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Date: 1/19/2025 11:53:00 PM
What a poem! What a win! Congrats.
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Date: 1/19/2025 12:17:00 PM
Ooo...a bitter pill. So cleverly put! Congratulations Andrea on such an honored placement! Xo
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Date: 1/18/2025 10:01:00 PM
Well put Andrea..I got puffed out commenting On your earlier write..I reckon you owe me a few Comments back lol))) alls well God bless.'
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/19/2025 10:21:00 AM
not sure what puffed out means, but thanks for reading me!
Date: 1/18/2025 8:07:00 PM
This happens to many couples.A reality of life very nicely described in this short poem.
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Date: 1/18/2025 6:30:00 PM
That's raw...I have never seen it described that way.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/19/2025 10:21:00 AM
You know the 7 year itch expression, don't you? It means most marriages that end in divorce happen around year 7!
Date: 1/18/2025 6:12:00 PM
Yep. Unfortunately it happens to many...Benadryl don't help.
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Date: 1/18/2025 4:03:00 PM
wonderful word play, andrea!
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Date: 1/18/2025 12:45:00 PM
- Sounds like seven years of pain, Andrea ... sad :( - hugs
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/19/2025 10:20:00 AM
steadily getting worse. That's how I hear it goes for many. My marriage actually got better over time. Aging mellows some men out!
Date: 1/18/2025 10:48:00 AM
Oh my! Oh my! Marriage takes two! Don’t let the itch be your “Take Two”
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Date: 1/18/2025 9:53:00 AM
So many marriages go to the wall, I met my late wife Ann when I was at school, spent all our lives together,she still lives on in my heart. xx
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Joe Maverick
Date: 1/18/2025 9:58:00 PM
God bless your spirit John..
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/18/2025 12:06:00 PM
So nice.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/18/2025 10:48:00 AM
John, what a beautiful love story! ~ Kim
Date: 1/18/2025 9:49:00 AM
This happens to so many... Great tanka and idea..
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/18/2025 12:06:00 PM
Thanks
Date: 1/18/2025 8:58:00 AM
just smiling, marriage is an adventure, remind me a nice movie with Marilyn Monroe
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/18/2025 12:08:00 PM
Yes. They made a movie based off the expression. Actually most first divorces statistically happen within the 7-year period of time.
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