Undeveloped Film II - Repost

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Poet deVine

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0 posted 2001-10-31 11:09 PM

I ran to the trash and rescued
The film I just threw there
Advice from my friends
Who said I wasn’t being fair

I took the roll to WalMart
Development took an hour
A pack of twenty-four pictures
That held such awful power

From the first photo I could tell
They were taken at a party
I stood smiling, unconcerned
My husband standing next to me

By the fourth photo I remember
He said he met her on the stair
They sat and talked for hours
As though neither had a care

Her husband was a cruel drunk
Who lashed out at her that night
He accused them of adultery
Challenged my husband to a fight

I knew then that it wasn’t true
But didn’t know it soon would be
For that was the beginning
Of the end of you and me

By picture number twenty-four
My heart ached with fresh misery
I remember degrading lies
Humiliating me.

Holding these painful memories
Wishing I hadn’t pulled them from the trash
Sobbing now I can remember
My heart a burned, blackened ash

Lucie
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1 posted 2001-10-31 11:28 PM

Geesh.. now I wish you hadn't gotten em outta the trash either..

With perseverance even the snail reached the Ark.

Startime
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2 posted 2001-10-31 11:34 PM

Shoot......I wish you hadn't gotten them out of the trash. Gosh...my heart goes out to you. I know just how you feel. **hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

Balladeer

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3 posted 2001-10-31 11:58 PM

I remember these...and they haven't lost an ounce of potency. Well done, deVine one.

BluesSerenade
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By the Seaside

4 posted 2001-11-01 12:39 PM

It is like asking a question we don't want to know the answer to. But haven't we all asked ourself at one time or another, what is worse, the knowing or not?

This was painful to read....I'm sorry ~sigh~

suthern

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5 posted 2001-11-02 11:23 AM

And the cost of curiosity is too often carved from our heart instead of our pocketbook.

But thank heavens you developed your talent! LOL. Another excellent write, PDV...

Denise

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6 posted 2001-11-03 03:28 PM

Soooo sad. I was going to reply to your first poem saying "no, don't throw it away!" Glad I read the sequel before replying. Geesh, maybe you should have left it in the trash. (Hope this isn't a true story). Hugs if is is......Hugs if it isn't, too!

JamesMichael
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7 posted 2001-11-03 03:38 PM

This reminds me of a roll of film that my wife had taken shortly after breaking up with me...I was shocked...my trust was shattered forever...it was very stressful...James

Duncan
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8 posted 2001-11-03 03:56 PM

Damn, I knew it. Live and learn. Nice set here, Poet DeVine.

RosePetal

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9 posted 2001-11-03 07:15 PM

I just got done ripping up some pics of me and my ex. ((Hugs)) Well written though painful.

Poet deVine

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10 posted 2001-11-03 07:51 PM

Thank you all...I'm glad you could relate to this.

Nan

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11 posted 2001-11-04 08:59 AM

And so the quest is resolved - A glance back... only helps us to step forward with more resolve... Nice sequel, PdV...

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12 posted 2001-11-04 09:06 AM

o yuh see it sucks to be right

SmartChick
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On A Journey To The Unknown

13 posted 2001-11-04 09:11 AM

I am so sorry. I hope the memeroes fade soon. And, that the pain goes away even quicker.

Dark Angel
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14 posted 2001-11-04 02:51 PM

and you know what they say about curiosity?
Well it would've just killed me.

This was sad Sharon, I am so sorry Hon.

Maree

Martie

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15 posted 2001-11-04 05:11 PM

Sharon--Well done..but so sad!

Poet deVine

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16 posted 2001-11-04 05:25 PM

Thank you all for your kind words.

Lone Wolf
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17 posted 2001-11-04 05:34 PM

Ouch. Sometimes it's best if we just throw it in the trash and walk away. But then, that dang curiousity always seems to get the best of us. Sad write, Sharon.

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by the grace of God.
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