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MargaretR · 08-04-2013, 22:37

This is becoming addictive

Done another one - you may get my biography eventually

The Battered Wife's Tale

He was tall and handsome, but there was something lacking in his eyes.

They had rear shutters as though some terrible secret lurked there.

I never saw his soul. I found out to my cost that he didn't have one.

He leached my emotion and thrived at my expense.

I tried hard but never pleased him.

When I escaped a death by his knife held hand, I broke free from him forever.

I grieved for the loss of love that I had never had.

Many years later he died violently and inexplicably.

What goes around comes around - karma really happens.

08-04-2013, 22:37	#45
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: 100-word short story competition This is becoming addictive Done another one - you may get my biography eventually The Battered Wife's Tale He was tall and handsome, but there was something lacking in his eyes. They had rear shutters as though some terrible secret lurked there. I never saw his soul. I found out to my cost that he didn't have one. He leached my emotion and thrived at my expense. I tried hard but never pleased him. When I escaped a death by his knife held hand, I broke free from him forever. I grieved for the loss of love that I had never had. Many years later he died violently and inexplicably. What goes around comes around - karma really happens. __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 08-04-2013 at 22:43.