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If I read this right, then it's a powerful testament for love at first sight:)

Dear MS,

This is the beauty of poetry, you can read it however you want. I didn’t exactly have love at first sight as my thought process but I know I like your take on it way better.  
Thank you for your lovely comment. H🌷

So true dear H...

Dear L,

Alas…would it be otherwise? I’ll never know 😔
I’m very glad to see you today and thank you for this wonderful comment. H🌷

That was awesome!!!
There are sooo many people I want an emotional refund from, lol - from their lack of.
Hard to get around being bought sometimes

Dear D,

So true! But we do the best we can in spite of it. Although I have started a campaign to change that return policy 😉
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment. I greatly appreciate it. H🌷

Dear H,

So true

Gotta buy name brands, what glitters ain't necessary gold ...

Amazing personal statement.
See Luigi in the return department, tell him Poetspeak sent you...  All will be taken care of ...

Quality write

BIG LIKE

🤠❤

Dear PS,

I went off grid and bought the bootleg stuff and this is when “you get what you paid for” 🙄
Love is a fickle business, no mistake. I’m grateful for the inside help with Luigi. He might be my cousin 😂

So happy to see you today and your fab insight- always welcome and necessary.xx
H🌷

so well written, Honoria
it seems we pay most for the intangibles
no refunds

Dear J,

And that payment always hurts the most! Wretched business being emotionally bankrupt. 🙁

Thank you for your lovely comment. H🌷

Buyer beware. And oh the depreciation cost...

Dear DV,

LOL I didn’t even get as far as depreciation value! 🤦🏻‍♀️
Now what’s a gal to do?
Thank you for your insightful comment. I’m rethinking this entire business 😉
H🌷

Great, Honoria. But tragic how love and all the joy and sense of belonging it brings at first can descend into such pain and misunderstanding at a later stage.  

Best wishes,  
Lawrence

Dear L,

It’s more mysterious to me than the seven wonders of the world!  Thank you very much for your kindness and comment. H🌷

An emotional refund would be nice. I've been spent beyond my limit lately and it hasn't made a damn bit of difference.
Wonderful, smart poem.
❤️k

Dear K,

I’ve become so desperate I’m wrapping coin to pay off my emotional debt- I hear ya! Thank you for this lovely comment and compliment. Your visit has lifted my spirits. xx
H🌷

Ah we humans! Great ink H.

Cheers...Harry

Dear H,

You honor me with your lovely comment. Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness. H🌷

I like how this one ends, it’s quite witty. I also like how it expresses the notion of emotional trauma/baggage.

Dear CR,

I’m glad you see the humor in this as well as the associated baggage. Crosses we all bear at one time or another, or in my case forever! Thank you very much for your insightful comment I really appreciate it. H🌷

Powerful write…and so true.

Dear T,

Thank you so much and so lovely to see you. While I wish I was writing this with tongue in cheek…alas…truth has a strange way of expressing itself.  Thank you again. H🌷

As always, a great economy of words, with a high ratio leveraged for impact on the reader.
Perhaps one of the ways to turn a painful experience into our own human capital is via an enlarged heart. Not easy. ('Love people, and use things' - the other way round is so destructive).

Dear J,

Your response is poetry. Enlarged heart, love people, use things not the other way round. Fantastic! I’ll give it try but I make no promises 😉
Thank you for your kind and lovely comment. Uplifting as per.
H🌷

Well if this write is the result, then I think it wasn't all bad !  
And, it's good to see you posting some material, and not just commenting on us all.  It's a trade!  Play fair!  Share!

I hope your holidays are filled with joy and peace and great food!  

Dear S,

Oy with the posting thing again 🙄
Can I help if I’m a woman of few to no words?
Thank you for the constant nudging. I don’t know what I’d do without it 🤷🏻‍♀️
And mostly thank you for your wonderful support when I do drop a line or two 😊
H🌷

Hi H

You know I'm not a fan of looting but I might reconsider if you were my partner.
I'll be the lookout and won't leave you behind. We can do this!!

Great vent write btw.
It's direct and to the point of sale.
There's a reason sales are final - cause otherwise they can't get rid of the product!

Dear A,

I knew I could count on you for my lookout cohort! Now we just need a getaway driver!
Here’s the thing with a final sale…when you can’t return the item if it’s  a dud…i find that vexing. 😏
But I don’t find it vexing at all when you visit. That makes me happy 😊
Thank you as always for your lovely support. H🌷

Guuuurrrl, yes

The cost is way more than originally negotiated and that shit doesn’t come with a ‘buyer beware’ sticker, so you end up with the Shein version of Versace and end up naked as fuck with nothing to show.

Excellent pen.

Dear B,

“you end up with the Shein version of Versace” brilliant. Just brilliant!
Thank you for this fantastic comment. xo
H🌷

Dearest Honoria,
You can always sue. Unfortunately with an intangible habeas corpus will probably be an issue. Caveat amans😒 Our emotional expenditures often go unrewarded. However, I do believe they're still worth the pain because eventually we find that someone worth the investment. Best to invest in yourself.❤️

Dear GW,

I agree whole heartedly. Investing in thy self is the best way to go. It’s kind of a sure thing isn’t it. Although, there are some mighty big words I have to look up as I don’t know a habeas from a corpus 🤔 but I thank you for this wonderful insight and support as always. 😊
H🌷

I can't afford the emotional price tags
I feel you beautiful Honoria
the sky is free for now at least... hugs ❤️

Dear B,

I can’t afford them either. 😘
Great idea, we’ll enjoy the sky as long as we can! Thank you for the wonderful suggestion. H🌷

Dear H,
Just the idea of an emotional refund is clever to me.  Who would've thought that up??? Simply you. I love it. So much is going through my head right now. This is a thought-provoking poem that is quite profound and lovely in it's honest expression. Great work, H!

Faith

Dear F,

What a sweet comment, thank you so much. As the year closes out it’s good to purge lingering emotions in hopes the new year will hold brighter thoughts. I hope you have a wonderful Yuletide! xx
H🌷

To you as well, dear lady!!!

Insightful and reflective piece. It’s very relatable.

Dear W,

Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment. As always, really appreciate your visits. Thank you once again. H🌷

Very clever write.
Obvious and mysterious at the same time.
And then I read the comments and interpretations, read your poem again,
thinking: 'paid what?
... never mind the 'for'.
Ah, the attention we pay to the Gods we worship in the temples of consumption,
with emotional investment as an inevitable loss
(sold back to us as a bonus),
plus overcharged interest.
and then...
"pleading for an emotional refund'
I love that line ❣️

Dear VB,

Yes! Brilliant. Sold back to us with over charged interest!  In that “poetic” moment I just felt so ripped off by the notion of love and what we pay for it. I can tell you this, I’m owed a ton in back payments I’ll never collect 😏
Thank you for this wonderfully insightful  comment. It’s brought a sense of joy to my world tonight. 😊x
H🌷

Tremendous piece of work.  Thank you.

LJ

Dear LJ,

Your lovely comment has lifted my spirits immeasurably. I’m so grateful. Thank you very much!
H🌷

Simple but poignant love this

Dear S,

Thank you. I am very honored by this comment. It’s so nice to see you tonight. This is a lovely way to close the day. H🌷

Dear H
This is incredibly well thought out piece . It also artful . You are an amazing artist and writer ✍️.

Dear M,

Thank you for this extraordinarily kind comment. I’m very touched. Thank you once again. H🌷

Dear B,

You nailed it, nothing is free and it typically seems that love costs the most. I am most humbled by your lovely comment and wishing you a year of lovely blessings in return. Thank you.
H🌷

Wowww this is such a creative expressed poem though it makes one wonder if the tangible thing is love or not? Kudos for the artsy soulful muse, one of your best!!!

Plz  also read and comment my newest poem too.

Dear ZK,

It’s love all right. The most expensive of all. Thank you very much for this wonderful comment and thoughtful insight. I’m so grateful for your kindness.
H🌷

Yes, the shelves holding love, honesty, and trust are overflowing, but those aisles don't seem to be as interesting to some.

Well said, H.

Dear T,

I am so appreciative of your insight. So true about those shelves and what they hold. Thank you for your kind comment.
H🌷

Dear S,

Thank you very much for kind comment. I’m very flattered. You’ve lifted my spirits this evening. Thank you once again. H🌷

Dear H,

The things I would do for an emotional refund. The possibilities are endless.
Such a profound piece, much to ponder about. 💕 Duende

Dear D,

I, too, would do almost anything for a few emotional refunds. Alas…the fine print of life. Thank you very much for your read and kind comment. I’m very grateful.
H🌷

Dear H,
Perfection! I love everything about this poem!

Dear F,

You flatter me and I love it 😊
Thank you for your constant and unparalleled support. Means the world.xx
H🌷