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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burned Badly<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s been down and out. No longer around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He has not been seen around town.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019s like a $2 novel without a cover.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Still,—– his story is like no other.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He was burned badly and didn\u2019t recover.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n An emotional burn is like no other. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019d been dropped, stomped, the fire put out.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Yet, the pain continues. He feels like a no account.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She tore him every way but loose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ripped him up like the red caboose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He didn\u2019t have a prayer going in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He was too trusting to ever win.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He gave her his heart and soul.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She torpedoed them like a soccer pro.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Kicking his heart all around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ripping his soul till it can\u2019t be found.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He was only looking for a loving commitment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She led him on then gave him a shipment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A shipment of suffering and pain.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Since then, he has never been the same.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He did nothing to deserve what he got.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n But, she nailed him when he was on the spot.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It is just the type of girl she is.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She\u2019s a heart breaker, without any fizz.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She tore him every way but loose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ripped him up like a red caboose.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He didn\u2019t have a prayer going in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He was too trusting to ever win.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He gave her his heart and soul.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She torpedoed them like a soccer pro.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Kicking his heart around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ripping his soul till it can\u2019t be found.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He is afraid to show affection again.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She has destroyed his desire to win.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He may never find the love of his life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n She gave him too much pain and strife.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He has withdrawn to within himself.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Almost catatonic. Nothing can be felt.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He will never be hurt like that again.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nothing touches him when he is within.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ———————————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2015)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Burned Badly He\u2019s been down and out. No longer around. He has not been seen around town. He\u2019s like a $2 novel without a cover. Still,—– his story is like no other. \u00a0 He was burned badly and didn\u2019t recover. An emotional burn is like no other. He\u2019d been dropped, stomped, the fire … Continue reading Badly Burned<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,29,2,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-bird-poetry","category-life-lessons","category-romance","category-tragedy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}