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Silent Contempt
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when i start to miss marriage a little, i remind myself like this...


Just reply
So simple
When asked a question
Told of a problem
Mentioned the weather
Just reply
Any answer will do
Silence accomplishes nothing
Except to alienate
Perhaps that’s the intent
If so, just tell me
A reply
Any kind at all
Beats the quiet
Filled with silent contempt
Say go away
Please be quiet
Anything
Just reply
I can’t stand the silence

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 Reviews of "Silent Contempt"
Reviewed by Fr. Kurt Messick
Reviewed on February 13, 2004
strong feelings here

Reviewed by ***** ********* (Reader)
Reviewed on February 10, 2004
Trust me, Sue, you don't have to have been maried to have experienced this... well-written, immediatley accessible prose poetry, painful and true!

Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
Get a parrot, they are wonderful substitutes.

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
Painful and well written!

Reviewed on February 4, 2004
(((sue)))

ouch. painful, emotive write--well done--i was in a marriage like this, too--i feel the hurt

(((HUGS))) and love, karla.

Reviewed on February 4, 2004
A reply is a cure for many matrimonial disputes and differences. Great write Sue.

Reviewed by Leland Waldrip
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
It's no wonder you aren't missing marriage very much, if this was how it was. Nice expression of remembered pain.
Best regards,
Leland

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on February 4, 2004
Now these are true words, filled with raw emotion.


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