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Sally S.
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since 1999-06-07
Posts 847
Ohio

0 posted 1999-08-11 10:42 PM


I'm strong enough for "Good-Bye".
Sadly, I've been here times before.
I've felt the heartbreak..yes, I cry
Don't fret, just look away and ignore.

Don't masquerade behind your wall of silence..
You see, this type of truth is bold.
Your actions speak in volumes
And this independence and strength I hold.

Yet in time I'll take my chances
And find that "one true love" again.
Candlelight kisses, summer romances...
Ah yes, you remember when.

Do not worry-- No not 'bout me.
I'm strong enough for "Good-Bye".
So say the words...I'll set you free.
Pay no mind to the tears I cry...

I'm sure I'm strong enough...for "Good-Bye".

© Copyright 1999 Sally - All Rights Reserved
poetFemmeFatale
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since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646
Arkansas
1 posted 1999-08-12 12:03 PM


God knows we can all relate to this....good job!

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- poet FemmeFatale

"The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone..." Henrik Ibsen (1826-1906) Norwegian dramatist lyric poet


Artur Hawkwing
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since 1999-06-30
Posts 444
USA
2 posted 1999-08-12 12:30 PM


Sally, you've given me just the words to say to my teddy bear after all those long years, and after my rainbow pillow got used as a car pillow by my step-father and coffee was spilled on it. I appreciate it.
Sue
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since 1999-08-04
Posts 383
France
3 posted 1999-08-12 02:30 AM


Like it!
Sally S.
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since 1999-06-07
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Ohio
4 posted 1999-08-12 12:47 PM


Thank you all for the comments..and Artur, you're welcome? LOL
Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07
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Tamarac Fla
5 posted 1999-08-12 01:15 PM


Sally S, enjoyed the read.
Balladeer
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6 posted 1999-08-13 07:33 PM


Nice, Sally. This one almost slipped by me. I'll have to keep my eye on you.



[This message has been edited by Balladeer (edited 08-13-99).]

Starith
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since 1999-08-18
Posts 176
Leesburg, FL USA
7 posted 1999-08-18 08:19 PM


Sally,

Great peom...I really related to this one...good job!

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion
8 posted 1999-08-18 08:58 PM


Sally Sue

This was a nice poem. I wish I had known this poem when I was a lot younger. I could have given it to all those women I dumped. Then, maybe, they wouldn't have cried so much.... oops.

Actually, I liked the theme a lot. Just curious, but did you have a little trouble with the second stanza? You seemed to have lost the flow there, then picked it up again in the next stanza. But I really liked the strength you depicted here. A very nice explanation of tears and strength. As a man, I can't seem to relate the two. If you are glad to see him leave, why cry? I think your poem has done the best job I have ever seen of explaining that. Great innovation!

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