Don't fear me.
My problems are
not contagious.
Years ago I was
...
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Besides being well-written, this poem is also a sensitive and compassionate perception of the dilemmas faced by those who have - so to speak - fallen off the edge of their lives. It's very hard to 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' when you have none. Absolute 10 for this one, Mary. Nice title, too.
Mary...Very interesting perspective on this one! Nicely done...once again...compassion beams. Hugs, Dee
Mary, Once again you capture the essense of a complex social condition in which you are 'damned if you do and damned if you don't.' Being a divorcee can create a nasty and frequently false stigma, especially if your former partner has a silver tongue and the popularity factor on their side! Well done! Valerie Serendipity Anderson from Sarge Street Studios