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Down in the Dirt v056

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Decrepit Remains
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Decrepit Remains, the 2008 Down in the Dirt collection book
Modern Love Letter

Tammy Manor 1/16/07

Years ago men and women would write each other love letters
The art of the love letter is almost lost
We wrote e-mails back and forth while he was in the war
He once told me he’d saved them all
Somehow a love e-mail just isn’t the same
There was once a time when I would print out e-mails from a guy
Somehow a typed note with a return path and maybe an ad at the bottom just isn’t the same
I want a man to sit down with pen in hand and scrawl me a note professing his desires and innermost thoughts
Part of me wonders if that kind of romance is dead
I spent a good 20 minutes tonight erasing text messages from him
Words like “I love you” just gone at the touch of a button
Erased off the screen almost as quickly as you said them to another girl
I don’t think you know the power of your words
Or perhaps you do and you don’t care
Using the same words over and over to different girls
Toying with their emotions before you get bored and move on to the next
I know about four women, how many others were there?
How many times have you uttered the same words over and over?
You’ve got your lines down pat
Your part has been cast but the leading woman keeps changing
A week ago you told me you wanted to spend the next 70 years with me
Now you lay in the arms of yet another girl
I’m a strong person, I’ll move on
I just feel sorry for all victims that lay ahead in your path
Save all your love e-mails
Copy and paste them for the next girl
This way you save time in your ADD of a love life



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