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Side Dish
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No one should settle for crumbs - bjd

                        Side Dish

                     by Brenda Joy Dobson

Like comfort food,

she was always there,

picking up pieces of

his cheese-grated defeat...

the women he slept with,

the kids who rejected him,

the business deals that failed,

ideas that never seemed to gel.

As doors slammed shut on each souffle,

she settled for crumbs,

from his table of promises,

and as they fell from his lips,

she licked them up,

except for the ones

she saved in a side dish.

bjd

 

 

 
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 Reviews of "Side Dish"
Reviewed by Brenda Dobson
Reviewed on February 6, 2012
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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on January 24, 2012
...THAT SIDE DISH...THE ONE HOLDING THE 'CRUMBS' THAT SHE JUST COULDN'T DIGEST? EVENTUALLY...IT GETS FULL...THERE'S NO MORE ROOM FOR ANY MORE 'CRUMBS'...AND THEN?...SHE EMPTIES IT AND STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN! SAD BUT TRUE; UNTIL SHE GETS RID OF THE 'REASON' FOR THE DISH, SHE'LL ALWAYS HAVE A 'NEED' FOR IT. WELL DONE, BRYNN...AND JUST HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE?! THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Reviewed by Poetess of The Soul Sheila G
Reviewed on January 24, 2010
I like this Poem! A Lot! Adding Cooking imagery I can so relate too Bren, I loveee ccoking and writing! We must combine both, let the seasonings marry till their flavor is enhanced! Then shAred! Sad poen but this happens! Hope More Woman ariund to GROW away from it!
BLESSINGS of PEACE and HARMONY,SOULFUL_PurplePassionsSHEEoxxo
WRITE ON!
READ ON!
Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe
Reviewed on January 24, 2010
What a good description of a dysfunctional relationship. Makes me think of a documentary I saw some years ago about a woman married to man with bipolar disorder. Great poem!
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on January 23, 2010
That says a lot about the kind of relationship she (they) had. Nicely done, Brynn. Love and best wishes,

Regis
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