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Saccharine
Posted on May 22, 2020 by tara caribou
oh how you whispered
sweet honeyed lies in my ear
now you’ve left and
you say:
‘girl, you’ll learn to love again’
let me swallow these sickly sweet
saccharine pills
candy-coated lips and
sugar-crusted tongue
belly full
left unsatisfied
wanting more because
it’s something
anything at all
better than being
empty
tara caribou | ©2020
Read more like this in my poetry book, Fallen Star Rising.
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Category: PoetryTags: Author, Betrayal, Coping, Depression, Free Verse, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, Poem, Poetry, Romance, Sadness, Turmoil
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This is beautiful! 🙂
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Thanks so much.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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One of the worst I’ve heard is, I want you to be happy with someone.
Um. Fuck you.
You were that someone asshole
Lol, yeah I get a little annoyed and immature
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I love that EC. I sort of said something like that to my ex-husband. Fortunately we are friends and he knows I genuinely mean it.
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Beautifully written – really vivid imagery! 😀
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Thanks Tom.
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Ooh! I love your analogies in this one Tara. Great writing.
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Thanks Mary. I kind of like this one too.
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Brilliant! Absolutely love this piece! 💚💚
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Thanks Cassa 💕
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Yes, I’ve been here. Learning that empty is not so bad. Or maybe that I am already full. ❤️
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Either way, as long as you are content, that is all we need.
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Very true
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This is deep, very well written Tara
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Thanks so much Jude.
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What a brilliant ending! A very filling piece of poetry here.
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Thanks, I’m glad this piece met you well.
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