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This poem seeks to describe the despairity, hopelessness, and wrenching pain endured by women when their lovers submit to forbidden desires, and they are left for a younger woman. It was inspired by a personal heartbreak in 1993. [211 words]
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Forsaken Laura Mae Oldham-Brownell
Meaningless words were spoken with ease
from blasphemous lips content to deceive.
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Words of commitment, adoration and trust,
insignificant words revealed as unjust.
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Well versed in deception with lies most �sincere�
he eloquently said, �I�ll always love you dear.�
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Emotional wounds gouge unfathomably deep.
Diminished in his absence, discarded, I weep.
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He vowed fidelity, "until death do we part,"
but chose to wander, betraying my heart.
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Indiscretion has shattered all of our plans;
devastation too painful to solely withstand.
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The bloom of youth deserts me; age maligns my face.
My heartfelt pleas ignored he leaves me in disgrace.
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Our time together ended, scorned by his misdeeds,
an unsuspecting fool, relinquished, my hope bleeds.
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Enthralled by other women he revels in their flesh.
Held hostage by depression I wallow in its depths.
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Shaken by reality my consciousness falls numb,
disowning those tomorrows I pray will never come.
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Bereft of his affection sworn forever mine,
banished to oblivion, my scars may heal in time.
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Estranged, I wane in silence remembering yesterday,
certain he once loved me, uncertain why he strayed.
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Unworthy of forgiveness he summons my disdain.
Averse to love another, I withdraw, scarcely sane.
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Within this realm of misery my soul profoundly suffers;
abandoned for the wanton bliss of his younger lovers.
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