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Walking Away

"Imagine" You're at the top of your career You spent years practicing and proving that you could be the very best, if given a chance. Just one chance. Now you are the NFL Super Star, making millions, signing autographs, collecting millions more with your endorsements. And in that one brief moment of drunkenness and rage, everything you spent your life working for you just threw it away! Your wife continues to plead that you were both just playing but today things are seen, filmed and posted on the Internet. Damned be the iPhone as you sit in jail charged with domestic violence. Looking back, if you had one chance to do this over again, would you find yourself just walking away? 12/14/15

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Funom Makama

Date: 12/22/2015 7:57:00 AM

your discrete lines filled with sweet smelling ingredients so palatable to the mind are just beyond gratitude and appreciation. This page is a wonder and your poetry speaks volume of creativity beyond physical perspective. keep it up friend and this is definitely a 7.

Judy Konos
Date: 12/22/2015 8:19:00 AM

well listen to you...aren't you nice...thanks for the visit...

Skat A

Date: 12/17/2015 3:28:00 PM

JUDY, Congrats on your win. SKAT

Judy Konos
Date: 12/22/2015 8:20:00 AM

Boot SKAT.....you have one swell of a happy Holidays...

Jan Allison

Date: 12/17/2015 1:36:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Konos
Date: 12/17/2015 5:32:00 AM

thank you

Robert Lindley

Date: 12/16/2015 6:03:00 PM

CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN. Great question,one I've often asked myself about , wasting those many years trying to save my first wife from her drug addition.

Judy Konos
Date: 12/17/2015 5:33:00 AM

sorry to hear this but you did your part..You tried..and that's all you can do....

Michael Tor

Date: 12/16/2015 10:36:00 AM

Great question at the end Judy. Congratulations on your win!

Judy Konos
Date: 12/16/2015 4:38:00 PM

thank you Michael

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/15/2015 7:31:00 PM

What a sad story that for some is tragically true.

Judy Konos
Date: 12/15/2015 10:29:00 PM

Indeed glad we are not part of the 'some'....good to see ya

Jan Allison

Date: 12/15/2015 1:17:00 AM

I am sure there are many that would walk away given a second chance Judy - one moment of madness can impact onto one's life so dramatically:-( good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Konos
Date: 12/16/2015 4:39:00 PM

hello Jan thanks for stopping...