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But I’m Still Here
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But I’m Still Here |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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You’re still waiting for me to leave but I’m still here… I broke your heart even though I never stopped loving you… You just know I’m going to leave because I’m not happy you’re unhappy with me But I’m still here… Waiting on you to love me like you did before you thought you would ever be waiting for me to leave But I’m still here… and it’s been years you’ve been expecting the worst But I’m still here… As you search for reasons to convince yourself I don’t really love you so you don’t have to kiss me or wear your wedding ring But I’m still here listening to “I love you” dry up in your mouth But I’m still here Kissing your cheek in the morning to wake you up so I can hear your soft, warm mmm’s of content before your eyes open when you’re not afraid to love But I’m still here… As you do your best to make it not look like you want me to leave But I’m still here.. And just maybe while you were waiting for me to leave… You went ahead and left But I’m still here… LGR©4/25/13 |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
What a gun-wrenching write this is, Lori. Heartbreaking and down to the nitty-gritty of what love is supposed to be . . . and not be. Again, what a write! ~*~ How does Moses make his tea? Hebrews it. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Sorry about the gut wrench Jerry- Maybe I should put a TAKE TUMS warning at the top. Thanks for the read  lori |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Sometimes, one gets lost in the "I Told You So" department of life. But like a good partner, you wait for him to find the exit door out of his Righteousness Rigor and maybe someday [soon] he will understand that it was his part of the commitment that up and left... Very well done! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Very touching write, Lori. So sad though. This world is becoming an enigma to me because it seems that nothing at all is as it should be. |
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Daddy Goose38 Member
since 2010-09-04
Posts 430obama's a rice paper tiger |
Lori will never, ever break my heart, even if she wanted to, she can't. Lori can not ever break my heart, even if she rejects me, tries to dissapoint me, pretends I am not there, or anything. Because if I really want my heart to be broken, if I insist on always getting disappointed, I will have to do that, myself. Jaime the goose! Jaime quiet with Ginny |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
quote: Perseverance... I appreciate your poetic display of it here. Enjoyed! |
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sanctus New Member
since 2013-05-02
Posts 6Canada |
enjoyed immensely |
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