They said it wouldn’t last, but it did, for 35 years. I went to law school and you were a flight attendant. You flew to Luxembourg Europe . You went to med school and I started my first job. We blissfully raised three kids. As they trickled out the door, we grew apart. We tried, I guess. Even then, for me, it was “until death do us part”, until you shut me out. I couldn’t handle the charade and made the big move. I was a fool to do your dirty work.
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I wrote this for the 100 Word Song writing prompt, which is to write 100 words inspired by Steely Dan’s song, “Dirty Work”. Ironically, this was a song my ex-wife and I loved and we first heard it while we were traveling in Germany
Your comments are appreciated.
Awww. This is a nice entry. That is ironic about you and your ex-wife. I had never heard the song before this prompt, but love it now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Donetta. I feel a little awkward about this piece as it just poured out and my attempts to polish just diluted the point.
DeleteGood you see you here, Lumdog! Nice work with the song.
ReplyDeleteYeah, when I saw that song was the prompt, the story just wrote itself. Thanks Renee.
Deleteso relatable. There'sa a lot of emotion in what ISN"T said here. Good 100, you. thanks for playing.
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