"Oh Jeff... I love you too... but..."
You know they were never gonna let us be together
You know that at your side would be my rather
Instead I leave you now, all broken-hearted
A passion that should have never started...
(Sometimes love isn't the strongest pull
Anything but money is just plain...bull)
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Shirley Belk
Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Please forgive the clumsy cut and paste. I would like to publish your entry (or entries) to the Oh-Jeff challenge in an upcoming book and of course need your permission to do so. Details are all here: https://shopping-feedback.today/writers/oh-jeff-the-book%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E Thanks, Ray
Clever work! Well done!
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Haha! Very clever concept and punchy lines! Great work, Shirley!
Trust fund, asks the regular man/woman. What is that? The privileged life of funds. Barely eking out a living, trust is the only fund. Ah Jeff.
Hilarious đ¤ŖâĻ succinct.
Love it. Excellent writing.
But I thought love conquers all? Please tell me it ain't so? Loved your take on this.
You hit the sign of the times dead on. Nice
Hard hitting but so often so true. A real Romeo and Juliet. Well done
A bittersweet reflection on love, sacrifice, and harsh realities. Thought-provoking.
Loved this, Shirley! The economics of love!
Oh, so true!
Cost of living is wayyyy too high for us to say money don't matter, lol