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Decaflame
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0 posted 2003-11-15 12:19 PM



Besting Revenge

She had skinny-dipped her way
through that year,
flux of state that she was in, transitioning positions
of who she had been,
and who she was, why she was, and where,
with no thought of what she might become
for she had already given up
having done it right for so long,
those two and a half decades plus,
and now this.

She didn’t care.

Common sense dictated she maintain
degrees of responsibility, but oh how
she strove to let go, and let be,
wouldn’t all be better without her,
hadn’t she failed, isn’t that why
he transgressed the vows?

She never questioned
that it was he who had failed her,
those years before.

Attempts at holding to something
as elusive as vows ~
perhaps he had crossed his fingers?

No, it must have been her.

She ticked off the pros.

Lover
Wife
Helpmate
Breadwinner
Lover
Mother
Cook
Maid
Lover
Confidant
Ego-booster
Lover
Manager
Bookkeeper
Lover

She looked for her cons.

She could only find

Consistent
Conscientious
Constructive

It didn’t seem right, nor enough.
She thought about leaving.
He had.

Then,

she heard her baby cry.

It came to her
through the shadows, slipping in
as easily as forgiveness
that she would even have such a thought
as leaving,

that living
was her best revenge.


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Duncan
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1 posted 2003-11-15 12:29 PM


"It came to her
through the shadows, slipping in
as easily as forgiveness
that she would even have such a thought
as leaving,

that living
was her best revenge."

Great write Deca!  Nice to read you again!!  

Janet Marie
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2 posted 2003-11-15 12:35 PM


OH LOOK... the porch puppy got up. yayaya

MORNING DUNC!!!   lmao

Decca..I'll be back...
wouldnt want to be accused of only being here for the socializing.  

Mistletoe Angel
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3 posted 2003-11-15 12:42 PM




(sigh) And that is the most unselfish gift that a mother, lover, friend, anyone could ever do! (big hugggssssssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, do it for them and you only help yourself, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart sweet friend, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sun set and I perceive

***Live***

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
4 posted 2003-11-15 01:03 PM


Decaflame
A clever write, enjoyed.

Magnus
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5 posted 2003-11-15 02:12 PM


Awesome does not do this right...for it is
far better than that!!  Well done,  Deca...
very well done.

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