When did you decide
no one on one with him
the day before or after
you said you couldn’t wait
When did you decide
to mess up bad his mind
the day before or after
you said you never would
When did you decide
you’d made a big mistake
the day before or after
he said he understood
When did you decide
you didn’t need to cry
the day before or after
he wiped away your tears
When did you decide
you’d always love him
the day before or after
he said ‘I love you’
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EDC, an Englishman, a scientist, retired fellow, now writing, as is, whatever comes into his head. Can be found blogging poetry, lines and other things as ‘EDC Writing -Believing Sight Unseen’ at http://believingsightunseen.com – a collection ‘Shorts – a take on poetry’ published by Potter’s Grove Press in May 2020.
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Decisions, decisions, maybe ready yesterday, not sure today…. what about next week, before the week after…..
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For a moment there I thought you were commenting on the UK government – and got it spot on!
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Ahh… a multi-purpose comment
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Love that repetition!
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Thank you, Liyona – I don’t do it often – though my family say otherwise!
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Love this, the day before or after!
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Thank you, Eugenia – always!
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When did you decide…nice line to leave the reader 🙌🏻
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Thank you, Donna – that line perhaps the better title – and with the title 50% of the poem – I’d only just realised that!
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