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The Genius At Work

Low wage-slave she suffers buffoons and jeans stuffers checking her out at check out. Though well educated her love life was fated to doom for she wed a lout. So she smiles at the jerks all lined up where she works then writes poems to get it out.

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Black Eyed Susan

Date: 10/24/2011 9:42:00 AM

ha! good for her - not for marrying the lout, but for using her poetry "to get it out" . I bet she writes some angry poetry :P

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/24/2011 7:58:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in Dr. Ram's "Balassi Stanza" contest Nancy. Love, Carol

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 10/23/2011 10:51:00 PM

Dear Nancy, Congratulations on YOUR 3rd Place win in Dr. Ram's " Balassi Contest " with this Well deserved POETIC Tapestry I hope this is not YOU I don't believe YOU would marry a Lout It hurts to think that there are men in this World that make me Ashamed to be a Man With LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER, YOUR Liege...Harry (HG)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/23/2011 9:58:00 AM

This is some people's life for sure...Enjoyed reading your creative work..Congrats..Sara

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 10/23/2011 8:33:00 AM

Congrats Nancy on a super amazing win with this great write for the contest luv...

Sidney Beck

Date: 10/23/2011 6:59:00 AM

nice work Nance....i enjoyed idea of checking her out at the check out.....good poem....hope it is not all true in your own life.....best wishes

John Freeman

Date: 10/23/2011 5:04:00 AM

Lovely verse Nancy, best to you on your win. Agape, Moses

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 10/23/2011 3:41:00 AM

Congratulations on the third place win in my contest, Nancy

Gwendolen Song

Date: 9/25/2011 5:38:00 PM

Nancy---Beauty and the BEASTS, huh? I love this very creative story...is she a cashier at a grocery store. Nice write, girl.... Nice write!! Gwendolen

Nancy Jones
Date: 9/25/2011 7:29:00 PM

Close.. this one was inspired by a clerk in my neighborhood convenience store.

Esson Alumbugu

Date: 9/25/2011 7:51:00 AM

A realistic piece this is. Good work

M. Hussain Effendi

Date: 9/25/2011 7:47:00 AM

How long can she carry on, releasing anguish through poems. She needs to take control and fix her life. Sad, but great write NJ. Very unusual of you, I think... take care, Hussain

Nancy Jones
Date: 9/25/2011 9:00:00 PM

"She needs to take control and fix her life".. Easy to say, my friend... way, way, way harder to do given the givens of society.

Wayne Sapp

Date: 9/25/2011 12:03:00 AM

Enjoyed this poem Nancy. A fate many people share, I am sure. Wayne