The Price Of Revenge
They sat around the bar,
saying: “I liked being married”
“Except for the part about
having my husband”
They sat around the bar,
as their eyes stalked the room
Sniffing for money
—the price of revenge
(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2017)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on August 25, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Characters | 249 |
| Words | 40 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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