by Laura Cushing

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August 4, 2006

Love Like Lemons

February 21, 2007 03:10 AM EST (Updated: February 21, 2007 03:33 AM EST)

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And he said to me fileId:3096224744035274;size:full;

"Love is like lemons.

When life hands you
lemons, you make lemonade."

But I say
Love, if a lemon,

is far more likely to find you
at three am shaking on the kitchen
floor having tried to swallow it whole
biting hard against a mouth full of bitterness
rind stinging under curled fingertips
weeping the words

"but you promised,
you promised this would be sweet..."

Tags: lemon, life, poem, love, poetry, lemons, misplaced analogies

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Comments: 20

Demetria "Making 'em Laugh" D. Feb 21, 2007, 3:44am EST

Beautiful and heartwrenching. You have captured the utter bitterness and betrayal that lost love can leave you with. I can almost taste the sweet and sour of the beginning and the end. Bravo!!!!!

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Krissy spreading my wings hoping to soar W. Feb 21, 2007, 3:44am EST

Ouch!!!!! Far to bittersweet and true!!!!!

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Jacqueline B. Feb 21, 2007, 3:45am EST

Very heartfelt and true. Thank you very much for this.

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Monica Kennedy Feb 21, 2007, 3:48am EST

This is deep - and could be seen in different lights. I am not a poet but I'd say this is well done.

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Bonnie S. Feb 21, 2007, 5:27am EST

That was very true, I like it. Thanks for sharing " )

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Barb S. Feb 21, 2007, 6:20am EST

I absolutely love this poem!!!!!

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Tonia, who hugs trees G. Feb 21, 2007, 7:26am EST

Wow - powerful and very well written.

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Connie C. Feb 21, 2007, 8:24am EST

True

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Paul B. Feb 21, 2007, 8:57am EST

Really clever. You managed to be both funny and heart-wrenching at the same time.

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Carol Lloyd Feb 21, 2007, 8:57am EST

Beautiful

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Amanda F. Feb 21, 2007, 9:38am EST

Oh wow, that was well done!

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Donna R. Feb 21, 2007, 11:55am EST

Moving, powerful, true ... I wish I could write like this.

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Shawnee G. Feb 21, 2007, 1:54pm EST

I thought I commented on this when I was up at 3 AM to 6 AM this morning.
Anyway, very descriptive and wonderful writing Laura.

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Erica Hidvegi Feb 21, 2007, 5:37pm EST

Ah it was misconstrued as sweet instead of bittersweet. Good piece of work

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Larry H. Feb 21, 2007, 8:40pm EST

thanks for sharing..

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vijay kumar Feb 21, 2007, 10:17pm EST

Excellent work, Laura. Powerful.

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