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The Born Loser

I am a scandalous scatterbrain
filling this small town with
scathing scuttlebutt.

She was a young widow with fine estate
and I laid claim scheming that I was
a man beyond the scrutiny of the denizens.

I scrambled and I scampered to her every wish
counting I love yous with dollar signs in my eyes.
No one had an inkling that I was a scoundrel
except her scornful aunt whim I buried in her garden.

I wrote her poems about daffodils
swaying gently on verdant hills.
She told me I was a sensitive man
not aware of my sultry plan.

When I found the numbers that unlocked
the safe behind the portrait of her dead husband.
I smiled with a sack of cash and cried out so long suckers
right on time for her to to me in my celebration.

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  • Frogzter gold member
    May 18

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    Great usage of the word bank. A journey in and of itself. Thanks for entering and best wishes in the contest... Frogz~

  • Frozentearz gold member
    May 18

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    Great usage of the word bank,
    thanks for joining in, I think Frogz wanted a list of words in your author notes. Great story through poetry.
    Warm thoughts.
    Frozentearz