The Way Things Used To Be
Our home has become as lonely
as the last leaf on a dying tree
laughter no longer reverberates against walls
we consummated with our love
old arguments replay themselves endlessly
like a scratched record avoiding the next beat
the eerie shadows of who we once were
turn us into restless spirits of the night
as we haunt ourselves with stained memories of
the way things used to be
Photo from Google Images
The Lonely Author 
Lol at the Disclaimer 😂
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Yeah I know. Thanks for stopping by.
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Disclaimers, tags, reality, fiction, what a beauty you weave here, Andrew. Beautiful echoes, sadly beautiful 🙂
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Thank you so much for your words. I appreciate it my friend.
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🙂 🙂
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The poem is beautiful…and so is the disclaimer 😉
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Lol. Thank you
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I’m glad to see that disclaimer. Beautiful and touching piece.
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lol I have to include these disclaimers. If not I spend my day telling everyone it is fiction. Thanks for reading.
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Tragic, yet a beautiful poem. I love this line, “like a scratched record avoiding the next beat”
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Again, you have made me so happy. Thank you for your kind words. And thanks for taking the time out to read and comment.
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Very descriptive poem.Great work!
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Appreciate that. Thanks for your time and comments.
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Oh my!! Stunning.
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You made me smile. Thanks for reading.
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I love this melancholy piece – beautiful..
It’s funny – I love writing happy pieces but I also really enjoy writing dark sad ones and not because my life is such.. I actually love my life and everyone in it.. I love wearing the dark emotions for a moment..
I never thought to point out that it’s fiction.. good move
I just love writing every emotion 😊
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We are cut from the same cloth. I am so happy with my life. I try to write all emotions, but I find the sad and darker pieces come easier to me.
Yeah, without the disclaimer the questions start pouring in. lol
Thank you for your comments.
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Oh that is so funny😅
You are very talented – I love your writings because I feel all the emotions in the words –
We are blessed to have sweet lives ❤️
Happy week to you
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Yes we are. And I am grateful every moment of the day. Thanks and happy week to you and yours.
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Oh wow! Deep much! Well done my friend! God bless you! Xx
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Thank you for reading and for your kind words. I appreciate that. God bless you and yours as well.
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You’re welcome much! Anytime! Lol thank you much! 😀
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Love your disclaimer. May borrow as so many don’t get that we often write on inspiration that has nothing to do with anything in our real lives. Nice work, gave me the feels 😊
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Exactly. The questions and advice start pouring whenever I post a sad poem. Thanks for reading.
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Just keep writing what moves you, nevermind the advice givers, they proliferate online and if they knew anything at all they would realize online is not the REAL world lol
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LOL LOL
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Gah. It’s haunting.
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Thanks. That was What I was trying to do.
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Thank you Ian
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Truly welcome just love your writing it’s brilliant Andrew … Leaps and Bounds is the best words to use …..so deep and truly meaningful with that haunting feeling of longing within …. so true that beast writers ..write what they feel about pain …Ian ⭐️
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Thank you for this review. You made me blush. Thank you so much.
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Truly welcome as always my friend 😊
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old arguments replay themselves endlessly…..I fell in love with this line…I also write poems..you might like to check them out.. Though yours seems too good
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I will check them out. Thank you for your kind words of support.
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You are welcome…I will love to know your name… Of can I call you lonely author?
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Andrew or Drew. Whichever you prefer. And yours?
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Prisca…nice meeting you drew hope you like my post even though I’m learning😂
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I will read a few in a little while. Prisca is a beautiful name
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😊thank you drew!
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This is heartfelt and lovely.
The disclaimer takes the wind out of its sails though
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I had to include that disclaimer to avoid spending my day explaining there is nothing wrong.
Thanks for reading. Appreciate it.
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Yeah I used to do that too
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Just because I write something sad it doesn’t mean my world is falling apart. lol
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Disclaiming it takes the punch out of it. A bit of mystery
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I agree with you
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I hope you don’t mind me disagreeing. I mean no harm. I enjoy your writing ^_^.
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No seriously, I agree with you. A poem will lose its punch with the disclaimer. I thank you for your input. You are the only person who has been honest about that. And that was the same thing I was already thinking.
Thank you.
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my pleasure–
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You’ve captured this scene in such a beautifully haunting way.
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You made me smile with your comment. Delighted that you thought so. Thanks for reading.
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Glad I could oblige… to cause a smile is such a lovely thing. 😉
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Your poem is as haunting as the image
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You made me smile. Thank you for reading.
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You write very well. 🙂
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Thank you so much. Appreciate that.
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So powerful and poignant, Drew.
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Thank you so much for taking the time out to read and contribute your comments. I kind of like this one, (I usually don’t like what I write). Thank you so much
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You’re welcome! It is a situation that happens so often.
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Yeah, my post today has been ignored. lol And I thought it was pretty good. Then. other stuff I hate get a nice response. Shows you you never know.
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So true, you never know. Doesn’t change the ones we are most connected to or proud of, though!
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True
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Whoa. I swear my heart just skipped a beat. This is fucking beautiful.
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Thank you so much. Happy you liked it. Thanks.
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You certainly only deserve kind words. You are talented with creating amazing, magical worlds with only a few words and a few stanzas.
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That is so kind of you to say. Thanks.
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You’re welcome. Have a great day. 🙂
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Thanks. You too.
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Thanks. 🙂
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