What Wasn't

Atakti sigh love isn't always what it is supposed to be so masterfully captured by your pen!!! peace Crim

No, Crim, there are no rules, only happenstance...

Thank you for visiting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVN1xrHcUU

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It matters not, if the romance is the glamor- and glitter-of-the-Hollywood-big-screen variety or the simple, everyday type...without love reciprocated--equally--relationships fail.

(and yet, the cycle continues...."the youngsters, wide-eyed,/scurry past on their date."

Definitely a piece for one to ponder. Enjoy the depth of your poetry, Atakti!

Ah, Dark Enchantress, you honor me with your musings, thank you!

Yeah, as a feline with hearing difficulties once noted, love bites.

This Old House & How It Falls Apart. thank you for sharing, ATK. Very relatable.

Thanks, LunaObscura, for your comment. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't..

You've woven your words well-Nice read - heartache always is

Heartache is a pretty word for what can be intense emotion, and this is just another drop in an ocean that most will visit at some point...

Thanks for the list add and comment, catlady.

I really like what you've created here with the interjecting subtext. Very skilfully written and clever idea, Atakti.

Thanks, Case, am toying with this new structure.

i don't think there is a "what it's suppost to be".. if it makes you happy it is what it is.
it's all relative.it's never completely consistent. there are no universal constants but if the good outweighs the bad you're doin better than most. remember the good times when the bad present themselves. i wish you well in your romantic endeavors miss A. i think you are smart enough to not let for lack of a better phrase " those cliche girly emotions" get in the way of logical positive interaction. you see what it is and accept it. but sometimes you also have to know when a good run is at it's end.
even if that is the case sista don't be afraid to dust yourself off and try again there lil cowgirl. i think you have a lot to offer and may just need to remind your partner how to appreciate you or some other lucky suitor will jump at that oppurtunity.

keep on keepin on tank girl.

Wow, jr, thanks for all that... It's just a poem, some thoughts, but thanks for your kind words.

sorry too much morphine and coffee in the morn brings out the old empathetic blabbering sinic.

not that i did'nt mean every word of it but maybe a lil long winded.

i jus feel for ya miss A and hate leaving plain ol fuckaroo smily faces......

st lucia is a cool place like this poem :D

HAL

Thank you, Hal.

"Hallmark 'n' Hollywood lie!
If you live in laced sin,
take what you're given and
bask in black Fortune's smile."

This poem resonates a lot with the many desperate un-ringed women of the world... But it's true. You don't need paper to be happy.

Thank you for the read.

I dunno about un-ringed, there are plenty of married souls equally unhappy. The paper means nothing if the heart doesn't give it any meaning...

Thanks for visiting and commenting, Missy.

Atakti, your talent never seizes to amaze me....
I feel in this poem it all comes down to stanza`s 5, 6 and seven......
Seems like a flash back memory in time of how it was (but as the title implies, how it WAS is often how it WASN\t)

Well, the golden rule is not to drag the past into arguments, but good memories are the glue of the relationship...
 
It ain't easy...
 
It's no wonder love fuels so much written work...

Thank you, Mourganna!

Totally right you are, Atakti!
Not to drag the past into arguments
(but people always do..."should have done this, could have done that, etc)
Wise words!

You need to seize each day.

Or night?

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Thank you, Carpe

" No, it was how he held
her hand, witness to her
being in her own skin"

Often, those things which bind us to others later become the most loathsome. There is good contrast in the piece, between the glitter of propaganda and the dust of reality. Sometimes, years of strain are where the real bonding occurs - iron sharpens iron.

Thanks, Aish, for your wise words and comment.

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I jumped to conclusions after reading the first stanza and nearly left a message saying congratulations. O_o congratulations on echoing my own opinion on marriage though, enjoyed the read. And I'm with case, I like the structure, I know it's a hard one to pull off.

Lol, you're funny.

Thanks for stopping by, pleased you like it.

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