Comment from barkingdog

Excellent

You're right. We've all had this experience. Once should be enough. LOL
Best of luck in the contest with this chilling reminder of a devouring relationship.

 Comment Written 27-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks, Ellen, I appreciate it.

I came in third in this contest. RodG's Girl in the Diner won. His was an excellent poem.

reply by barkingdog on 27-Aug-2014

Third ain't peanuts! Way to go.

reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

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Comment from Jackarrie

Excellent

Hi Dean, You have done a great job in writing this poem about how a fatal attraction can be so bad for us. Some of us learn and some continue attracting the wrong relationships. AS usual your creativity is commendable. Fare thee well.

Well done
Mary

 Comment Written 27-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thank you, Mary. I appreciate it.:}

Comment from Cajungirl

Excellent

Beautifully written, Dean. There are times when we let our heart rule instead of our heads/ I've been there just glad I caught my head before the I dos were said. LOL

 Comment Written 27-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks, Cajungirl. I appreciate it.:]

reply by Cajungirl on 27-Aug-2014

You are so welcome

Comment from skye

Excellent

Strong imagery of how possessive love or lust consumes and destroys both the lover and the beloved.
You captured the darkness in your excellent rhymes and lines and coupled it with a very strong art choice.
Dark and dreary.... excellent.

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks very much, skye. Dark & Dreary... that's my mantra, LOL...

Comment from Glasstruth

Excellent

Sometimes there's a certain attraction to love that's evil, and so wrong. Great alliteration which just never lets up. The rhyming is smooth, as your poem caught me in its spell. Wonderfully written. Good luck with the contest. Les

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks, Les, I appreciate the review.

I came in third in this particular contest. It was fun, though.~:]

Comment from deepwater

Exceptional

Fair-Thee-Well~ This is quite a good poem you have created here for an contest entry. I have seen too many a time when partners choose each other at great risk to themselves. Well done.

keep writing Dean great job keep writing

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks very much, Gary, and I have been in a few of those volatile relationships myself a time or two. Never again...

I truly appreciate your very kind review and exceptional rating.

Comment from madhatter1977

Excellent

I really like the Edgar Allan Poe-like feel to your rhymes in an updated and modern way. The layout and pictures you find are always so evocative of the words. And I totally agree with your author notes too. I've been there and been burned like everyone else. Great work, Dean! Best wishes, Pete :)

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks a bunch, Pete. I appreciate that!

Comment from mikemagine

Excellent

How often I've flirted with danger! To me, it has often been the proverbial spice...Life can get sooo boring so quickly. Need the proverbial quick fix...As an addict, I can relate very strongly to this fine poem!

Mike

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 27-Aug-2014

Thanks very much, Mike. I appreciate your thoughtful review, my friend.:]

reply by mikemagine on 27-Aug-2014

Sure thing Dean!!

Mike

Comment from padumachitta

Excellent

hey Dean...this did not show up in my inbox...ah, it was a blind entry...I gues
I love this...and the reference to the succubus...hate to admit it...but, I have been there...and the poem reads true and shivers my timbers when i think of the fool I was...but the lust, but the lust, it did so ring true
Now I am older and wiser...or perhaps just don't have the energy of youth:-)
padumachitta

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Aug-2014

I know exactly what you mean, padu. When my wife has on occasion accused me of having an affair, I can't help but laugh. One woman is enough, so why in God's name would I want to add another?

Thanks for the review.

reply by padumachitta on 26-Aug-2014

Hi Dean...LOL...I hear ya...I would rather have a quiet coffee and read a trashy novel...that is about the extent of my 'wandering'....padumachitta

reply by the author on 26-Aug-2014

Amen...:D

Comment from flamingstar

Excellent

Well, you're not going to hear this from anyone else but me: if you ever are attacked by something resembling the subject of that picture, bombard it with imaginary bolts of lightening. Since entities are comprised of energy, just our mental projection of a disruptive bolt is enough to disarm them. And call on Jesus and the angels. The last line is disturbing to me because it's the surrendering of personal power that can lead to possession. It could be pure entertainment if it weren't so REAL (for some of us, anyway).

 Comment Written 26-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 26-Aug-2014

You're right...for some of us, flamingstar. I've been there in the past, but thank God I wizened up.

Thanks so much for the review.:}