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Throwing in the Towel Among Other things
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Throwing in the Towel Among Other things |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA 
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Throwing in the Towel Among Other things Can finally see the other side of morality Can finally feel the disdain welling up to the point of having to spit it out several times a day to rid myself of it's vile taste... Yes, throwing in the towel is one way Throwing words is another... Naked am I, in thought and deed as the towel falls to the floor after wiping away what once was... Years of waste, now lay at these feet. M 9*18*2k...one month to the day |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I know it is a long process to let go and move on...I had to give one layer back at a time...until finally I could stand no more and said here take it all...I don't want anymore pain...and it got better after that...James |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
*perk* dropped the towel???? You drop the towel and I feel hot, With images that burn still. You've filled my fantasy's retinal spots, With imagined effects of the chill. |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
throwing in the towel should signify defeat -simply an acknowledgement - that it didn't work [[[hugs]]] |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Evidently one who doesn't deserve to be in the same arena with you. You have too much class for someone who is so easily swayed. You will go on to a bigger arena and much more satisfying one at that. I have no doubts. Hugs to you in this time. |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Maureen, warm hugs to you. Come on girl hang on to my hand and we'll rise together. The only way is up from here so that's where I'm going. Take care, the air can get a little fresh but it's better for you than the stuffy air at the bottom. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
one month to the day...and years left to live happily in a life you make your own! |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Oh James...if you only knew the games being played and I have to stay in it... to not lose everything and I am the one being worn down...whoever said it... was certainly correct..."Life is not fair" ~~soft hugs Maureen |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
LngJhnAg You drop the towel and I feel hot, With images that burn still. You've filled my fantasy's retinal spots, With imagined effects of the chill. What one can see within mind's eye Can often warm the heart that's chilled I often live within those thoughts At times, desires need be filled. I thank you much for words, delight That changed my thoughts, to smiles, you see Whenever sadness overcomes I'll remember those you've left for me... and it will bring a slight *twinkle to my eyes... thank you, ~~soft hugs Maureen |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Bill...30 years..something must have worked...at least for that long...sighing Maureen |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Mark ...I have missed your comforting words and poetry...well I wish there was some type of guarantee in life ..I have never taken back a thing in my life...this is very hard to give up or in to ~~soft thanks and hugs back Maureen |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Maureen.... I couldn't help but notice that you mentioned 30 years in your last reply. I had a dear friend who told me once that after 20 years of marriage, if you don't feel happy anymore, than it was not a sign of failure to throw in the towel! Just think, you've already had 20+ years of success. Great writing, my friend. Today is a gift.... That is why they call it 'the Present'! |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Maureen - Absolutely perfect! The way you bounced right back in the same meter and rhyme scheme as my poem with an incredibly potent reply. I love it. And if it makes you smile, then that's all the better. Methinks you need to be a poetic subject for a bit, to kinda help you smile a bit. Lessee, the lil vamp isn't blonde, so I can't go there. Maybe she likes kitties - yeah... that'll get her going... something about kitties.... oh oh, wait a minute - what if Pandora finds it?... OK... I'll hafta be sneaky and not let Pandora know it's about kitties... that shouldn't be too hard... ohhh, Long John... yer a devil, you are. Maurine, how about I write you a pretty poem to cheer you up? [This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 09-18-2000).] |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Maureen, you may be throwing in the towel, but you're not giving up. Hang in there, it gets easier. *HUGS*. Btw I've seen LJ's piece, it's a killer.  Kethry "It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
Maureen* In my eyes....giving up would be standing still and taking all of this and through your words you show you are most definately NOT doing that...Many hugs to you for your strength...and yes that is what I see~ |
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ddgoose Member
since 2000-07-25
Posts 250Baltimore, MD, USA |
Maureen Don't let anyone fool you - it is not easy to throw in the towel or anything else. You loved and cared deeply and to give everything up is very hard. Been there and done that! But, we are with you and if that is what you are doing, then we are with you 100%. Regardless - you have penned your feelings well! didi |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Hi Maureen, A hug for you my dear, a friend always will I be, and a shoulder if you need it. Hang in there, it will get better. Bill |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Maureen, just to let you know I am thinking of you, and sending positive thoughts your way. Take care. This was an excellent poem, though so filled with sadness that it almost hurts to read. Catalinamoon |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Maureen, you got the wrong idea. You don't throw in the towel. you lay it down, take one corner and begin rolling it up caddy-cornered until you have a round roll of wet towel. Then you pick it up and flick it at his fat *** until you draw blood. Well, it's a suggestion....  |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Marsha...thank you for your comments I do appreciate all your comforting words passing shadows...one month to the day of telling me he wants out...and yes years left to discover the new and trying to be contented once more with life... thank you Sunny1...Oh I was sad...but I guess it was because he was sadder and held back his feelings from me until he could no more...it's that shock thing, you know? thank you for your words ~smiles M Long John..that was pretty funny...(your poem) and I enjoyed it wholeheartedly...you do have a way to cheer one up Kethry...LJ's piece was pretty cute it made my day...I am waiting for the easier...I think the "harder" has it's hold on me at the moment... Only time will tell,thank you K Butterflies...The strength you see is my fear of not wanting to lose everything I've worked so hard for all these years, including my sanity..and at times I am pressed for that...'tis amazing what effect being a younger woman has on an aging man... didi...You are right and I think I am still trying to hold onto something...not sure what but 30 plus years can't have meant nothing at all...M Bill...I am sure it will get better..it has to... catalina...I always feel your positive vibes, moon..really I do and it does help ~~hugs M Balladeer...well flicking him wouldn't be such a bad idea..but I am trying to be nice here, even though it's frustrating and hurts...am trying to prove something to everyone else...that we can do this and still be friends after 30 years...maybe that isn't possible with all the outside influences...but on this end I am trying that as it's been a complete lifetime with one another...oh well..it's hard to explain unless you really know me and how I hate to give up... ~~soft thanks to all of you for putting up with my venting every other day...I am trying to not do that as often...this was a weak moment that could not be avoided 's and hugs to such passionate friendsMaureen |
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