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Imposed Composure
by Lawrence S. Pertillar → (All Poetry by Lawrence S. Pertillar)
   Rated "PG" by the Author.
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Late at night...
As owls watch from perches high,
Rings worn are slipped off.
Mixed drinks in bars are sent,
With winks hinting...
A discreet private meeting meant,
Is suggested with consent.

Eyes connect...
When 'last call' is heard,
Without one word these 'cooing birds'
Lock motel doors behind them.

Welcoming a sunrise drive...
No mention of husbands or wives,
Or which lies to tell selling deception
Is revealed!
This is concealed,
Hoping spouses do not smell a rotten egg,
Scented with tuna munched before lunch leaks...
Through imposed composure,
Returning home from these long and tiring
Business trips!

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 Reviews of "Imposed Composure"
Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on March 28, 2007
Well done

Reviewed by Kathryn Collins (Reader)
Reviewed on March 28, 2007
Dear Lawrence:

What a wonderful writer you are. You capture the ease with which so many betray commitments. Guess there's an exhilaration with such on-the-sly behavior, collusion in passion. That last stanza is a killer.

A reading treat.

Kathy

Reviewed by Donna Quesinberry
Reviewed on March 27, 2007
Sad legacy of loving poorly.

Well versed.

Thanks,
~D.


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