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Reconciling Ledgers
To invest in desire is not a casual decision.
In him, I placed my wealth in hopes of gain.
In his child, I expressed faith in our future.
I mortgaged all that I was against his promissory note now in default.
Did not the gods of creation, whoever they may be, prescribe our lusts and give them value?
I severe myself from past indebtedness.
Today, I am free to offer my flesh against yours for our pleasures without concern for the reconciling of ledgers.
In him, I placed my wealth in hopes of gain.
In his child, I expressed faith in our future.
I mortgaged all that I was against his promissory note now in default.
Did not the gods of creation, whoever they may be, prescribe our lusts and give them value?
I severe myself from past indebtedness.
Today, I am free to offer my flesh against yours for our pleasures without concern for the reconciling of ledgers.
Published 17th Nov 2021
| Edited 20th Jun 2022
Author's Note
Expressing the freedom I feel after divorce.
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17th Nov 2021 2:42am
17th Nov 2021 7:19pm
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17th Nov 2021 5:58am
I feel the poignancy of the reflection when one considers the commitment you gave to one person who no longer keeps their side of the bargain (the 'promissory note now in default').
17th Nov 2021 8:54am
17th Nov 2021 12:18pm
I think divorce is always hard, I remember watching my parents go through it but sometimes it is so necessary. I could feel the loss expressed when you have invested so much of yourself. Now that you are paying off that mortgage you can be free to explore and really find yourself once more. A new lease on life with the excitement and passion we all crave and need to fulfill.
17th Nov 2021 7:20pm
10th Jan 2022 10:26pm
1st Mar 2022 12:00pm
Pleasure is the key in an affair. Responsibility and duty is prime in relationship. Freedom comes in the absence of all.
KS
KS
15th Sep 2022 11:14pm
This comes across like an unsuccessful business transaction.
It obviously went far beyond that in terms of the duration of the relationship.
Maybe it's the intensity of those emotions with the words being given life.
It obviously went far beyond that in terms of the duration of the relationship.
Maybe it's the intensity of those emotions with the words being given life.
