She played by the rules
with conditions they both consented
no strings attached
to fence off hurdles
but she was held captive
in a prison of her own doing
fallen in too deep
and truth slapped her in the face
for after all they are friends with benefits
Β©Winnie, Musings
Image: Pixabay
Day 21 of Eunoia prompts September 2019 Challenge
Word prompt: Friends with benefits
Nice Winnie! π
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Thank you, Suni! π€β€οΈπΊ
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That is beautiful, my dearest Winnie and I can relate too. Thank you for sharing it.
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Thank you, dear G! Iβm glad it resonated with you. πβ€οΈπΊ
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It really did, Winnie.
xoxo
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wow!
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Thank you for your wonderful comment, Joey!
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Beautifully written Winnie…keep the good work πΉπΊ
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Thank you, dear Sohair! πβ€οΈπΊ
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Welcome ππΊπΉβ₯οΈ
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Beautiful Winnie!β€
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Thank you, dearest! π€β€οΈ
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Beautiful Winnieβ€
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Thank you, dearest Richa! π€β€οΈ
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Its meenaπ
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Sorry! ππ
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Oh, Iβm sorry! I sent the wrong reply. Anyway, thank you, Meena! I appreciate it. β€οΈ
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Np dearβ€
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Nice, The nearly always disastrous FWBπ
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Thank you! You’re right! I have seen it from friends.
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Yeah and I had a few experiences myself, nicely put in your poem
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Oh! Sorry to hear about that. I know two people who were into it and I saw how devastated the girls were because they fell in love.
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Yeah wen girls fall they really fall but when they don’t, they are exquisite Heartbreakersπ
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Oh, my! I hope someone did not break your heart.
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It’s not that, but I’ve seen, read about and witnessed girls breaking heartsπ
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And who has never been heartbroken at some point?
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So very true.
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If itβs any consolation I did not break anyoneβs heart.π Itβs the other way around though.π
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Haha, maybe it’s that creepy guy you told to leave you alone, π€£
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this is great!
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Thank you! ππΌβ€οΈ
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Good one! π
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Thank you! πππΌ
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Romance with a bit of reality thrown in.
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Indeed! π
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Youβre growing as a poet. These challenges are good.
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Thank you for your lovely compliment. π₯°To be honest they are so hard. π
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I see that. And quite different from your regular style. But doing these youβre testing new waters.
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Wonderful. In most cases, I believe one of them will fall
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Thank you, Jess! So very true. In most cases, itβs the woman who will fall. May kakilala ako π
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That I believe. Bakit naman kasi papasok sa sitwasyon at magbabago ng isip. Kaya di dapat pagkatiwalaan ang puso, suwail mga yan! haha π
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Hahaha! Oo nga di ba? Sa bandang huli ang pagsisisi.
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Amazing π
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Thank you, Anjali! π€β€οΈπΊ
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Such emotion – nice job, Winnie, you penned captive well!
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Thank you, Shelley! To be honest, it was so hard creating a poem from the prompt. Then, I remembered two acquaintances who had the same dilemma. π
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You did great – it all fit together well!!
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Thank you, Shelley!
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You always win the β₯ π
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Thank you so much! ππΌπ
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Ouch….this is sad…they say never play a game you’ll never win…i guess being friends with benefits is one of those..
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So very true, Mich. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. β€οΈ
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Woah!!! Dame girl. You writing is on point. Loved it β€οΈ
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Thank you, dear! I appreciate your lovely comment! β€οΈ
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My pleasure π
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Very common nowadays π
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I totally agree with you.π
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