Love Poem: Et Tu, Brute
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Written by: Bill Lindsay

Et Tu, Brute

The design of this piece encourages you to literally fill in the blanks; I wonder how you would have responded?


Hello?
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Ah, it’s you!
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How are things?
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Really; that’s terrible
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He did what – and with who?
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Well, of course he was always inclined –
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Yes, but I didn’t want to say anything at the ....
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And you weren’t exactly *there for me when I needed a ..
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If you ask me, I’m surprised it lasted as long as it …
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I beg your pardon! I was drunk, and so was –
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Besides, that isn’t really cheating, is it?
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But he’s been using that line for -
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That’s not what he told me ..
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He said you wouldn’t –
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That is such a lie
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So, ask *him
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Hello?