love in the house of dissent? -- great write lady -- loved it -- peace and love to you -- JMW

so sad how often folks choose to live--well expressed

You could write a book...

Ron

You rip the gut with power and soothe it with beauty. This is magnificent.

..so true how many point the finger at the other...one needs to stand up to the plate.. sad write!

gee Eileen how did you know this much about my life, amazing. My wife and I were together 17 years before we got married, now we've been married for 7 years now. So you add the two times and you get about 24 years altogether. Anyway at times I sleep on the sofa and at times I don't. I told my wife at our age now, we might as well ride this love life on out, regardless of our sometimes dead love affair, so this is what we do. I also told her if I was in my thirties I'd have to ask for a divorce due to the inactivity, my wife looked at me and said, if we were in our thirties we'd be doing it like horny rabbits. I said you know, you are right. We make up for lost desires by having fun dancing to the music and other things of joy, my wife is my favorite running and dancing partner, hugas

i certainly would not desire to live there ...

boldly executed poem ...

So sad yet so many let their lives drift away without love. Heartbreaking Eileen. Thank you for sharing.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

ET,
This is sad, true and powerful and doesn't hold back; fine expression of real situation and emotion.
John

Grim but beautifully (or powerfully) written, Eileen. -gene.

Dear Eileen,

Very emotive and stirring . . . exceptional piece!!


Hugs,

Lance

Sad comment on society! So so true...
Cryssa

well done

Very powerful writing sweet lady...be well and always safe...Hugsssss

Don't think I can even begin to go there today, Eileen. When partners are unequally yoked emotionally, eventually the spirit within one, other or both dies. There is no true bonding, whatever good intentions exist or however one copes with the day-to-day living. Fundamentally, we are who we are. The truth will out, otherwise we know to our cost that the body and mind grow sick. But how to deal with it when all you've ever known is the will and desire to please the other? Denial is the result. This is the other side to the arch arrogance and selfishness you portray in this cameo, but the same pain is involved. And, after over thirty years, perhaps it's a nightmare one just doesn't dare wake up to. Seems many of us know all about Sham Houses. More's the pity. Spot on as always. xx

One can love and live apart, one can live and love together, but where hate and selfishness is stronger than love, all fruits that dwell in that garden are of shattered dreams, especially in todays society where selfishness and ego shatter all compromise, the concept of what real love is drowned in that selfishness a long time ago. To many pictures of love (mostly sexual) to many words of love (mostly sexual) to many words(in general) but not action. It is not just or even, but what you do with that love, compromise is a big part of it. Bless you! Jasmin Horst

Powerful! Powerful!! Powerful!!! I love it when you diversify . . .

Right between the eyes, Eileen ... been here, myself. Sad. Well penned!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

Quite powerful, and as one who once lived in a Sham House, quite sad.

Right fighters will never find peace or contentment and will always live in a world of deception. You wrote a very wise and truthful write. Hopefully they will see that if they can forget winning the fight and simply listen to our significant other once in awhile we would learn that. Love and hugs, Bonnie

Sounds alot of marriages I have known...reminds of my parents, they only stayed together for the kids, but if they were not compatible they should just separate...my opinion...Ed

Such powerful writing, Eileen.

You have described the house of my childhood to the last tile on the roof. Inside...well, inside it was empty.

Georg

Great write, Eileen; brava!

(((HUGS))), much love, and continued prayers~

As always, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :)