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Leftover Love

 

i never dreamed
you’d walk away
leaving me to figure out
the small stuff,
with a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka
and a mattress fit for a king…
but here i am
at two in the morning
wide awake
defying gravity,
taking shots of Jack Daniels
playing solitaire
upon the high thread count of sheets…
of an unmade bed
of a leftover love.

 

 

 

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    1. Figuring out the small stuff can be overwhelming! Thank god for solitaire.
      I enjoy the sound and feel of shuffling a deck of cards. It takes away all the noise in your head.
      That’s where my mind took me while reading this. Feeling this and really putting myself in the scene.
      Loved this!

    2. Hello Adelphina! I very much enjoy playing solitaire, too…and you’re right, it does calm down the noise in your head. It was the perfect fit for this poem too, I think. Thank you so much for your review. I am most thrilled to meet you!

    3. readin this hits hard so full of pain I’ve been there but that is the nature of love isn’t it to bring us so much pleasure then so much pain no way around it… great write ❤️

    4. its that kind of stuff that will always get in the way and stops us in our tracks every time isn’t it .. the guy was a fool .. and just between you n me .. I know a good hitman who owes me a favour or two .. write on K .. N

    5. Love….it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. They just take turns. This is a sad one, Kelly. All those lonely people on youtube could probably relate in their own way to this. There’s always meaning behind your poems. 🙂

    6. It took me a while before I got “used to” a lonely bed. Kelly, your poem hits home, and all I can think to say is, it’s a hard task sleeping in a lonely bed, where memories linger and the smell of them remains, even after many washings of sheets.

      How about a game of gin rummy, over a triple shot of Black Label on the rocks? ;0)

      Curt

    7. You are a very good writer yaknow.
      And, you must be pretty young, because Jack Daniels is for the younger crowd (so I’ve seen, lol) and we older folks sip Jim Beam. Of course there’s Jamison, but it feels stereotypical when I drink it, LOL.
      You ensnare us with all the intricate details within your writes. The thread count sheets, as an example. That is precision detail.
      You could easily carry a longer write, and we would be most grateful, because you write so well. It’s good to have you here, you bring quite the talent.

    8. Wow, you sure know how to articulate a compliment! Thank you most kindly for acknowledging the precision detail in my work. I strive for that, that and writing with the brevity of words. I do have lengthier pieces, which I will be posting soon. It’s good to be here. I am quite comfortable in the company of kindness! You’ve made my day. Thank you, again!

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