My back aches
from all the congratulatory pats.
Bestowed by those who wouldn't have
acknowledged me in the street before,
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people want love without real involvement... as you state very well here, it doesnt work that way! good work here!
Wow, I never looked at my families love for me as conditional... Although I have never looked at the world in these eyes......I think I might start. Very well written!
The painful truth and the determination to move on on your own terms. A strong back, some wisdom along the way and a hardened heart (?) The words of a warrior.
Oooooooh! This is so real. This is tough stuff. If it isn't real, then you are on hell of a story teller. You put the reader right there. Excellant prose. Very professional. Well done. GW62
Such a nice poem, amber. Read my poem, Love and L u s t. Thanks.