The One That Got Away

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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

 

Not merely tolerating

She understood you

Laughing genuinely at your jokes

She burrowed into your heart

Took up residence

Easily seeming to penetrate your walls

Joining you comfortably

Outside the box of Normal

She loved you then

And still does now

Yet you stand here alone

In a false sense of comfort with yourself

That’s clearly misery well hidden

On a path she’s previously traveled

But on which you’ve never been

For this she gave a little more length to your rope

And on this rope you kept her

However, she, the stronger one

Broke loose

She got away

And you’re hanging.

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Len commented on The One That Got Away

11-04-2011

This was a very good read. Your timing and logic were perfect, putting emotions into words is very hard to do, and you made it look easy. Good Job.

shakeme4life commented on The One That Got Away

09-26-2010

i love the flow of your poem , it speaks with confidence and commands you to read until the last line

JonTalbain commented on The One That Got Away

08-30-2010

Sounds like he got his comeuppance for the things he's done.

ansari commented on The One That Got Away

08-05-2010

emotional, then hurt, finally your triumph, that's great. a lovely flow of words, thank you, a 10 from me. ansari

poeticmike22 commented on The One That Got Away

03-10-2010

So very soulful and fulfilling. I was on the edge of my feet on this one... Nicely done TrueEmotion

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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