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On Our Own

Make a list of the pros and cons:

The life you are living now Stuck in loveless Lots of company Becoming one of the Demands we give To live alone Against how you feel living On the horizon In limbo out west The wider your options To prepare for competitions Living the life you Wound up becoming Because they are afraid In your boat Of many years Make a list of the pros and cons Tally them up and Steer source: http://news.yahoo.com/woman-weighs-price-marriage-convenience-050913288.html

Bring Myself

A big, gorgeous card Displayed on a living room table

Winding down, I Read the message And resist the urge To get away

And your children ask questions

Was this all A lot to learn Like the rest of us?

Do I explain I always thought You would react as you have?

In my lap Today he said he needed some time alone To go crazy

Entitled to a love In this case, I Let him have it And seemed happy

source: http://news.yahoo.com/daughter-seeks-explanation-moms-relationship-050009926.html

Restless Sleeper

I came home A restless sleeper For a week I slept with a barricade against my door

Falling down the stairs I wish I had the nerve to tell her About people we knew He thought I was an intruder In every way except The side of caution

In the same room Under the same roof We have no formal time and place Sometimes he wakes up shouting Sometimes he wakes up Saying it’s loose-knit I know it’s only Close friend or family

I came home To sleep more soundly source: http://news.yahoo.com/sleepwalkers-restless-habit-turned-nightmare-050017605.html

Sober in Oakland

This is not to say you Made the right decision Starting to fall in love with The early months Of a relapse

I witnessed it A year of separation Forcing myself to stick to the plan I'm no longer interested in The selling phase I'm no longer interested in Full speed ahead

Or should I just be grateful For one thing that could be easily fixed

This is not to say You can always decide to go back It takes time to really Rush into anything source: http://news.yahoo.com/divorcees-dating-plan-hits-snag-gate-050006387.html

Situated Widows

I know it’s real The phenomenon. It’s called either ESP or A prenuptial agreement Or coincidence depending upon which Ulterior motives he will understand

If and when you plan to Get the picture The same as parents who plaster bumper stickers The same as The blue thought We are fighting to keep From them a few days later

The same as (I have been warned) A widow who has fallen in love Out of the blue Is there a name for it? Upon which psychic plane I am becoming? One life to Live it without worrying? source: http://news.yahoo.com/widow-younger-lover-uneasy-future-050008530.html

To Walk the Tightrope

You can call yourself any name A wonderful mother A healthy adult A new face Moving across the country to Fight the battle

Your fears are the result of your history The West coast The lap of luxury The one you describe To avoid becoming One acquaintance to another Who is everything

They do not have to become Happy and outgoing

They do not have to become Apologies for changing source: http://news.yahoo.com/mother-battles-her-own-fears-while-raising-happy-050004595.html

Trying to Kill

I don't catch him in time In the passenger seat Forever trying to think of excuses I don't catch him Talking on the cell To the home of someone Short of breath And I can't control Trying to kill Starting the ignition I insist on driving My heart pounds and I perspire profusely I don't know how to explain that Sometimes I don't catch him in time Sometimes I don't catch him source: http://news.yahoo.com/hot-hazy-days-summer-unbearable-woman-050010377.html

Older by the Time

You have years before They'll remember your letter

You have years before This dynamic changes The day, or even the day before The summer months and Being damaged by it You have years before The transition occurs With travel season The road to Sleepless nights and headaches Hoping you could Find a room for the night Forced to drive several hundred miles to A motel in Montana Where you should not be Where they would like to Allay your fears Before they start the ignition and head for the highways source: http://news.yahoo.com/dad-eager-everything-baby-daughter-050010332.html

You're One of Them

The important thing is to always say "thank you." When I'm asked When, upon departing, someone says, Jumping the gun, "I'd be more than willing" But only after The point of illness But only after The anger in all of us And the toll it will take I could hardly believe How your body will tolerate And I can see the writing On my body Nose to the grindstone And I loved The stimulation of being source: http://news.yahoo.com/wife-much-consider-agreeing-surrogacy-050117173.html

Trouble, Columbia, MO.

And it's usually true That you are better off not Doing exactly what you are doing The price of being A prude but A laborer, not an apprentice It's usually true if I want to Never have to worry About where you'll be Until I get Home and which Person there should be Anywhere with anyone If you ever find yourself You are better off not running source: http://news.yahoo.com/dating-peer-pressure-collide-teens-morals-050116145.html

Never Interested in Romance

The right man for you Is the wrong reason And a house Is uncomfortable for me Willing to wait For a year For the wedding Never interested in romance or The repercussions if I do If you like The quicker you If you like I like a few I haven't always Having a difficult time Letting myself be My whole life source: http://news.yahoo.com/man-patient-independent-woman-struggles-intimacy-050008577.html

Unresolved Trust

I had a sudden urge To conceal something Regardless of what The man you're with is The straight and narrow Rules of etiquette, or Face-to-face Keeping things from each other Some unresolved trust Unwilling to do either I was kidding when we were talking I was kidding when we Said "Maybe after" I was kidding when we were Asking for the Sooner rather than later source: http://news.yahoo.com/trust-relationship-involves-more-knowing-passwords-050113676.html

Rattling the Skeletons

Nowhere in your letter Will tell you The whole story The last 18 months The night with The web and Rattling the skeletons In the dark Poking around the family closet Nowhere in your Straight answers, no more Under the carpet Wanting to know The way your Husband goes into a tirade The way your Very distant mother Will tell you all you need to know Will tell you Some honest answers Will tell you The bottom of what they are source: http://news.yahoo.com/curious-wife-seeks-truth-mysterious-death-050006681.html

No Sex in New Jersey

You had said you wanted A spiritual ceremony Something to honor The lucky ladies Naturally looking a little worn The five years I Wanted cosmetic surgery I would hope that, even if The favor will never be returned That even if I don't think you are A few romantic weekends at a hotel A physical or emotional Idea of what your future would be That even if You are selfish for feeling the way You wouldn't start looking; Some women do source: http://news.yahoo.com/man-39-reticence-sex-puts-relationship-jeopardy-050004881.html

Local Anonymous

I have never met you in person But I'm curious I could come up with Time to think over the summer Some crucial step A very intense, but short-lived relationship A mutual friend We met again At the behest of An outside authority Or should I keep quiet? Searching for an accurate way to Be able to tell you Of the house Of the cars The suspicious activity and the needles That could destroy whatever story I can't tell you Should I keep quiet And plan to stay that way? source: http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-trafficking-causes-concern-quiet-cul-sac-050008885.html

Every Pitiful Creature

I do not think Of my past On good terms While you may Embrace every pitiful creature Wanting to be there To share in the festivities I have since moved on To my hometown Moving back to Check up on The family I love Moving back to Embrace every pitiful Part of my past I have been living Afraid and uneasy The last few years source: http://news.yahoo.com/turkey-ex-boyfriend-could-ruin-thanksgiving-dinner-050008937.html

Toys to Keep

I put a gated area around A controlled environment And vowed to find a way to make You break it But I was wasting my breath then, rewarding such Small tokens of appreciation Creating a designated play area They could watch Unruly and disruptive It was enough To keep them busy I did gesture upward Until they showed up And when they did, I'd thank them for smiling source: http://news.yahoo.com/retailers-share-advice-dealing-unruly-kids-050016842.html

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