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A.P. Murphy's avatar

My attorney advises

divorce is not an option -

let's drink to 'death do us part'

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Honeygloom's avatar

Cheers and good riddance! Well done🖤

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Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

You grab the bottle,

My hair still under your nails,

And ask why I smile.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oh that is a disturbing image in the middle line, well done🖤

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Richbee's avatar

Fi fi Tofana

Buy a drink to Solana

Swish it in hubbies wine

Dine with dead fruit from vine.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Diabolical! I love it🖤

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Thea Wood's avatar

Drink now, husband, drink

For each bruise, another sip

Your pain becomes you

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Honeygloom's avatar

That last line is so good. 🖤

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Thea Wood's avatar

Thx!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Imagining all the curealls besides husbands

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Thea Wood's avatar

Whew, that’s quite a list…

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Daniel Baldwin's avatar

Justice is best served

To the perfect customer,

Ice cold, with a twist.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo, I love this🖤

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Silent poison; drips—

Freedom, in a vial's breath—

Night's secret: whisper.

Shadows... cloak her name;

Giulia's whispered remedy—

Moonlight’s dark / embrace.

In a cruel world—

Aqua Tofana's soft kiss...

Death's quiet (justice).

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Honeygloom's avatar

Absolutely beautiful🖤

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Thank you. 🙏

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Thea Wood's avatar

Very seductive, in a chilling yet thrilling sort of way.

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Yes, some of both.

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ClownWorld Shakespeare's avatar

Not exactly the prompt, but death nonetheless. Kind of an experimental thing here, noting the death of comedian Martin Mull. Does the "you'll" work as a rhyme here? Thought, folks???

Haiku – Final “Clue”

Martin gone is Mull

Often twisted, never dull

His movies laugh you’ll

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Honeygloom's avatar

It’s a close enough rhyme, and with the syntax twisted as it it, I think it works.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

I think some women would appreciate having this now. They still get abused a lot and divorce proceedings are very expensive.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Divorce/breakup is also statistically the most dangerous time for someone in an abusive relationship. Trying to get out is often when they’ll be killed themselves.

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Nico Sakaki's avatar

I've been OBSESSED with giulia tofano since learning about her--what a great story, so much you could do with this!

Sweet, cold genius

They never saw it coming

Freedom by murder

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

An innocent vial,

Yet full of imminent death,

Just waiting to pounce... 😎

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