I despise you my sweet darling,
thirty three years we've been married.
You've uprooted the blooming rose
and have left me holding weeds.
I've carried and reared your children,
you nurture a tumor in your brain.
Now you contemplate leaving us
while I, all alone, will remain.
I've been patient these last ten years,
platonic lovers we've become.
I've held you when you needed me
and seen you so slowly succumb.
Endless hospital hours in pain
torture not only you but me.
Enraged to see our love story
spiral down into tragedy.
A contest entry
- How bad do you feel for your thoughts? by Blossom.
330 points, ended July 18, 2008, 12 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Brutally honest comments please.
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Nameless
This is so very sad. Perhaps it is why I have opted to spend my remaining years alone & when my times comes I shall eat a bullet rather then hurt another so.
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It is often the way when one feels abandoned..
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Oh my gosh, this made me want to cry! so sad, such a stunningly emotional creation....*sighs*
Thanks for sharing this,
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Most appreciated Luck. Sometimes I want to sit down and cry a river, pen to paper is much more productive
Deb
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WOW! that was heartbreaking! incredibly beautiful and so very sad. That is pain I can not even begin to imagine.
all my best wishes to you,
>>>>gaiascully<<<<
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Oh my... this is -- pain beyond pain, how absolutely attrocious of him. How bold of you to step into the light with these thoughts, how undeserving of this any person would be.
Outright - damn.
PS sorry but I stole the b/g
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Appreciate the critique, Quill. Steal my background anytime, they're just things I pick up off the net
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And capitalizing us makes me think of the abbreviation for United States
. I don't know if that word really needs to be stressed so much. But it's your call 
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Sorry for all the mulitple comments, I couldn't catch everything in the first one.
I like the new title too
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Oh, and it's kind of weird that you spelled out thirty three but not ten
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Glad you caught that, I fixed it. Sssmmmooooooooocchhhh!
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Shit. This is wonderful. The first stanza is gold.
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It's interesting how the the middle stanzas rhyme. You rhymed nicely too.
I been avoiding reading this poem because I thought the title was tacky and generic, I'm glad the contents of it isn't.
This was a great poem, but it also left me very sad. I hope things work out for the best.
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Thanks chaotic kid, appreciate the warm words and the honesty. Maybe I'd better double check that title What to do, what to do.........
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Thank you! Appreciate your feedback
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wow!
emotional! i love it! the picture, the backgroud, your emotional words just complimented one another and made this poem a masterpiece! i think it was beautiful!!! keep penning kays!
AWESOME!
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It made an impact. I can feel your pain
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Most appreciated
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For all its lyrical quality the poem is starkly realistic and compelling for its truth.
My Dad took a long time to die, and my Mom was there for him the whole time. She was a bright, vivacious woman, and that never changed. Still, it must have been a hard and lonely time for her being ten years younger, healthy and vibrant while her strong man become weaker and more withdrawn over several years. Sometimes a word or comment would escape that leads me to believe she shared much of the feeling expressed in this poem.
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Thank you so much for your comment and most of all, your understanding. Writing is cathartic for me and even though it's hard to admit my feelings, I feel better and stronger for just having gotten it off my chest.
Deb
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