Brenda Victoria Northeast Poet Free verse

The Seconhand Emotion

You said you loved me
But behind your eyes
I saw another 

Your lips told me
I was secondhand shopping
And I was but - second best

I could never own your words
For their value fell short
Of my heart

© Brenda V Northeast   14th January 2012

For Dana'lynn Smith   The Secondhand emotion contest
deadline Wed. 29th / 2/ 2012

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Brenda Victoria Northeast January 15, 2012 at 12:56 AM Thank you so much Suzanne for your encouragement, bless you, Brenda : )

Suzanne C. Goudreau January 14, 2012 at 7:17 PM Excellently penned dear poet Brenda. A lot of emotions pour down the page as I read this...gripping and heartfelt! Thank you for sharing and thank you for your comments on mine!