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beverlypenn — Coping
Published: 2010-09-03 14:25:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 72; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 0
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A cup of coffee sits, chasteExcept for a ring of red lipstick;
After the call he hadn't the heart to move it
Though the contents spoiled and reeked.
Yes - he could muster the courage
To donate the dresses, change the answering machine,
And clean the closet...
But not her coffee.
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Comments: 2
This is a really beautiful freely flowing verse. I love the concept, and the way you brought it to life by painting with such beautiful words. I like how it reminds me of the transiency of human existence- how easily we can be erased, forgotten, and the least physically durable memory- a lipstick mark on a coffee mug is all that is left.
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Thank you very much for your kind words. Much of what you described is what I was trying to convey.
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