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Prove It

Sometimes I do things just to prove to myself that I am strong enough to go through with them. I was at the lawyers office the very next day after I found out my ex-husband knocked up the help. She asked me, “Are you sure you want to go through with this?” My response was a quick “Yes” while I thought to myself, there is no other option, of course I’m going through with it! After my divorce, when the lease was up on our minivan, I decided to go to the Honda dealership myself to negotiate purchasing it. I knew they would see me as a walking target. I knew they would try to screw me over, and that exactly what they did.  So I politely said “No thanks” and walked out of there after wasting about two hours of mine and that slick ass salesman’s time. I needed to prove that I could stand up for myself. The following day I went to my bank and was able to secure a loan for the van and now 7 years later, it’s mine, free and clear. I have always been bold with men. I am overly honest and asserti

Unfortunately

Unfortunately I am a poet I will have whole relationships  Written inside my head Without your want or permission I see the worst at their best And turn them into poetry Write whatever it is That I want them to say I can bring a tear to your eye When all you want to do is laugh Unfortunately I write poems For people who don’t even read them A romancer with a pen and paper  When love is nothing But a bluff I don’t have to worry about what may Fall from my mind to my hand Because it is all written in truth There is no deceit in me I don’t need secret telegrams  To get my sharpest points across You ruin your own lives  Without any of my help Unfortunately I’m not afraid To look stupid  After all I was married once  My wedding night an epitaph  And I reign over  My metaphorical threats They all end up scared of me When they should be scared of themselves  Unfortunately 

Sequela

In my pre-corpse years I carry this Sequela That propagates  As the days Stretch on For me Because of me I sleep in it’s warmth  Rise in it’s  Breath Take comfort  In the endless  Vastness And as it depletes  So shall I