This is one outstanding write Peter. Well said and very well detailed.

This is quietly heartbreaking and beautifully observed—love and life in parallel lines.

Such good writing Peter. So often, couples won’t acknowledge the other until one day there’s one less partner to walk through life with. Death hits hard and the regret of not sharing openly the feelings that still linger underneath.

Your poem narrates characters in a story of their lives. They live through your words. This is so well done.

Thank you Thomas and Tim for your thoughtful and kind remarks.
I share most of my writing with anyone other than my wife.I wonder how much great poets of the past shared works with their partners.

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Powerfully penned, Peter. Excellent write my friend. This is amazing storytelling at its finest. Appreciate you.

Damian

This is sad and the description of how things even though you are doing what you must day to day you forget that the partner must be taking care of just like everyone and everything else

This is probably the way it is for most older couples. Yet always at least parallel, not veering away. Close enough for a hand to hold, to acknowledge the other. I envy that, to have someday. Just to know I am not ever really alone. As bittersweet as it can seem, it is also a reward unto itself. That commitment to stay so near, even if it seems a bit far at times. Hearts have a way…
Wonderful write. Poignant and pin-point.

Powerfully penned, Wally. A very heartfelt write my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Appreciate you.

Damian

This had my heart pounding for you. That is something I would never want for anyone to experience in their lives. It does happen though.

Sometimes I’m a little partial to war and the suffering because of it. The futility of the common soldier and civilians. it’s never glamorous and never without suffrage. You wrote it well.

That teddy bear really fit fits this piece, you touched on multiple, maybe stemming from abused children. Tight

Nice write Wally

Beautifully penned, Wally. Excellent write my friend. The life of a writer is never boring. Appreciate you.

Damian

We are all here to share words; to offer through cyberspace an image, a scene, or an experience that can hopefully come alive in the readers mind.

If we have writings we are too shy to reveal to friends or relatives, there’s always a place waiting where we can share with likeminded souls, knowing we are always welcome. The door down the hall is always unlocked.

And when we’ve settled in, it’s as though we are sharing a piece of ourselves with confidence.

Awesome writing, Wally.

Really enjoyed this. You wrote what a home should be. Thank you.

This is the alternate Oz universe. This is all the dark and well written.

This is Tim Burton’s version of OZ dude with good penis leading them to death. To wild, tight work