SusanWritesPrecise

Until

It’s Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. This week, our writing prompt is the word “abide.”

“Love will abide” —

until it gets tired

of waiting for

never until it

nearly starves from subsisting

on scraps of attention so

grudgingly thrown until

it finally realizes

that its been had and

rips that heart off your sleeve

and grows itself some balls.

 


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9 responses to “Until”

  1. msjadeli Avatar

    Been there done that, Susan, on both sides of the ball-growing equation. I’ve never had a relationship that was balanced for more than fleeting moments :( It hurts no matter what.

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar

      It does hurt! I’m not sure I’d know aa balanced relationship if I saw one.

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  2. Colleen M. Chesebro Avatar

    Oh, this is brilliant! I love it! <3

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  3. Lucy Avatar

    Love the wordplay and the analogies in this one, Susan. Truly brilliant. <3

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  4. sanaarizvi Avatar
    sanaarizvi

    Love this. I guess a relationship is never balanced. One is always more accommodating than the other… that being said :) as long as there is feeling … we flow 💝

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  5. Ingrid Avatar

    Hahahaha I love the conclusion. Love must not forget to love itself, or it will run in to difficulties! What’s the Stevie Wonder song? ‘Love’s in need of love today’

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  6. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    Too often it’s the only way… staying and starving is never the best.

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  7. purplepeninportland Avatar

    So true. A perfect ending as well.

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