{"id":340,"date":"2011-11-13T22:59:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T05:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/?p=340"},"modified":"2014-07-11T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T07:22:08","slug":"loves-labour-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/loves-labour-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"love&#8217;s labour lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Ex-boyfriends in old haunts<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Old hedgerows emerge and the<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">Grandest point remains<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">It comes fast and hard<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); \">The most pristine point of contention<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Ah, yes, that was why<\/li>\n<li>We wouldn&#8217;t remain together<\/li>\n<li>Why<\/li>\n<li>We we remain forever<\/li>\n<li>Opposed<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>The sticking point<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>I am simultaneously relieved and defeated<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps not to smack my head against this particular wall again<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>But to see the suffering and frustration in the eyes of a man<\/li>\n<li>Once so treasured<\/li>\n<li>Having known a Love&#8217;s deepest stores<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>And the years blur and melt away<\/li>\n<li>Yes, it&#8217;s the same defeated slouch of shoulder<\/li>\n<li>Yes, they&#8217;re the same eyes<\/li>\n<li>Yes, they swell and redden in the very same way<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>But now it&#8217;s not in conflict<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s in commiseration<\/li>\n<li>And that&#8217;s worse<\/li>\n<li>Because the parity of Love without consequential remorse<\/li>\n<li>Love for merely affection&#8217;s sake<\/li>\n<li>Asking for no answer or culpability<\/li>\n<li>Love because of Love<\/li>\n<li>And sorrow and commiseration for only the<\/li>\n<li>Fact of a history of understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/railroadtracks.jpg?resize=100%2C65&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"railroadtracks\" width=\"100\" height=\"65\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-boyfriends in old haunts Old hedgerows emerge and the Grandest point remains It comes fast and hard The most pristine point of contention Ah, yes, that was why We wouldn&#8217;t remain together Why We we remain forever Opposed The sticking point I am simultaneously relieved and defeated Perhaps not to smack my head against this &hellip; 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