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Topic: The Empty Bed Part 2

teadipper Joined Wed 10/19/11 Posts: 2500	Thu 06/07/12 08:44 PM The empty bed is staring at me. There are no noises other than a fish tank I hear. No one under the covers beckoning me to come snuggle near. Nobody to say “It's late. Come to bed, my dear”. The bed just sits their cold and hard. I bought a firm mattress because I was dumb enough to listen to a salesman. He insisted it was high quality. That it would last for years. I bought it half a year ago. Other than me, it has remained empty. Save some pillow cases stained with tears. Tears of regret. Tears of pain. Tears of loneliness. Tears of sheer shame. I do not even have a lazy cat. Try to snuggle up with a pet rat. Like every two year old in America, I sleep with a stuffed bear. Online dating sites call my name single double triple quadruple dare.

bastet126 Joined Fri 12/07/07 Posts: 15095	Fri 06/08/12 07:48 PM tea, i enjoy your writes here, very real, poignant, stirring. thanks for sharing them.

teadipper Joined Wed 10/19/11 Posts: 2500	Sat 06/09/12 08:47 AM QUOTE: tea, i enjoy your writes here, very real, poignant, stirring. thanks for sharing them. Thank you. Glad to know someone reads them. It's just my way of getting feelings out.