The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Tue 6/19/2007)

[RetroLounge]

I {Heart} My Wife

"I {Heart} My Wife"
the bumper sticker read
in the window of the pickup truck
ahead of me at the red light,
and I burst into tears
for no particular reason
I could explain
to the crossing guard on the corner
or even to the man driving the truck,
who looked quite ordinary,
and did not realize
those four happy words
could rip a woman's heart out
under certain circumstances,
when she's one man's abscessed tooth,
and another's dirty little secret.

Then I stopped to wonder,
as I blew my nose
and wiped my eyes,
whether the man had bought the bumper sticker
at all, or if his wife had perhaps
stuck it there,
in the window behind his head,
as a message to women like me,
whom she surely knows are sitting
at every red light
in every town,
wishing they could one day be
someone's
very best thing.

Darlyn Finch


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RL

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[wildhorses]

1. ~

:donut:

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

8. ~

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

2. whew -- close call -- i date men.

[RetroLounge]

3. whew!

:rofl:

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

7. hey bad boy -- hope all is well.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

9. Not "all" but enough to keep going on...

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

11. yeah -- i hear you and the energizer bunny have a couple of things in common.

god knows -- nothing is ever perfect.



do the best you can with what you have -- and fuck the rest.

[RetroLounge]

12. "and fuck the rest."

Hmmm, seems someone already decided to do that, which caused all the problems to start with...

So I trudge onward...

:hug:

RL

[xchrom]

13. c'mere bad boy

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

14. ...

:hug:

RL

[Okiegal123]

4. Memories

As I sit here captured in thought
I am brought back to a memory that I hold dear
One that brings no fear … no not even a tear,
It brings me near my love to whom I hold when the night was cold.
The memory is bold as if it was just moments ago
But the truth is known I had to let you go, not by choice but by death.
Now when I feel the wind blow, I feel your breath gently warming my skin and when the sun shines I see the sparkle of your eyes and this is why no tears fall or fear overcomes my body… You are the memory that brings the thoughts that carries me through this day. I love you and wish you peace in love today.

Written by, Okiegal123
Dated 06-19-07

[RetroLounge]

5. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

RL

[Okiegal123]

6. HI :hi:

THANKS... I AM ENJOYING THIS SITE; HOWEVER, STILL LEARNING THE ROPES OF IT TOO...

[Writer]

10. This is something I take for granted every day of my life.

Great piece. :thumbsup:

[mzteris]

15. wishing . . .

yup. Story of my life.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear Retro...

Oh boy.....you can guess what this one does to me....

It's right there ......

Hurting ....

Beautifully put too...

*sigh*

Especially this part:

...wishing they could one day be
someone's
very best thing.

Thank you....:hug:

[Guava Jelly]

17. Thats is pretty fucking deep

For being so simple...But again love isn't simple.
It should be.But it isn't.
When it comes to this poem.
I like to think that "He" put it there.
I would love to believe that.
It would help restore a little lost faith.

[lizziegrace]

18. I certainly would

if he put it there.

:hug:

We all just want to be important and matter to someone.

[Guava Jelly]

19. Yeah....

And we do..We are both loved.
Maybe not romantically but I am positive we are both loved :hug:

[lizziegrace]

20. We certainly are

:hug: