It is over.
The noisy applause has stopped ringing in my ears.
The congratuations, the handshakes, the patted shoulders, the compliments, the hugs, the kisses.
The kindness, the warmth.
The heat of the spotlight, so hot on my skin yesterday, is now cold.
We have taken our final bows. The curtain has closed.
The adrenalin has worn off. The high has evaporated.
It has left me low.
I can still almost feel our last embraces.
I miss you. And you.
And especially you.
It was special.
It is over.
.
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© the author writing as Romantic Dominant
Art by Hamish Blakely
A Faded Romantic's Notebook 
ElisaParadis
June 30, 2019 at 12:38 pm
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:40 pm
Smiles.
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Array
June 30, 2019 at 12:38 pm
This is heart wrenching… We’ve all felt this in one way or another… Brings back such memories of pain and loss. Longing…. Thank you for this. I love how you always expose your heart to us all. From across the ocean I feel you. 💖
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Smiles. I’m glad. Thank you.
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House of Heart
June 30, 2019 at 12:52 pm
♥️
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:43 pm
Smiles.
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asimpleredruby
June 30, 2019 at 12:56 pm
Did you love (doing) it while it lasted? Will you do it again?
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:44 pm
I always have loved doing it. And yes, certainly. Smiles.
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CuteFaceAI
June 30, 2019 at 2:14 pm
It sounds as though it went very well 🙂 So, now you plan for the next one!
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:44 pm
It did. Very. Yes. In the winter.
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CuteFaceAI
June 30, 2019 at 6:24 pm
Smiles
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patti o'malley (@OzoneparkPatti)
June 30, 2019 at 2:35 pm
You’re leaving;
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 3:24 pm
Smiles.
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gracefulphrase
June 30, 2019 at 5:16 pm
Welcome back, by this piece I see your time away was a success and I hope you enjoyed it as much I think you have.
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Romantic Dominant
June 30, 2019 at 7:53 pm
Smiles. I most certainly did.
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libbyhyett
July 1, 2019 at 5:37 am
No it isn’t!
On Sun, 30 Jun. 2019, 10:29 pm A Faded Romantic’s Notebook, wrote:
> Romantic Dominant posted: ” It is over. The noisy applause has stopped > ringing in my ears. The congratuations, the handshakes, the patted > shoulders, the compliments, the hugs, the kisses. The kindness, the warmth. > The heat of the spotlight, so hot on my ski” >
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Romantic Dominant
July 1, 2019 at 6:15 am
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eroslit
July 1, 2019 at 8:30 am
Welcome back. Thank you for showing the rest of us, ladies and gentlemen, how well it can be done.
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Romantic Dominant
July 1, 2019 at 1:27 pm
You are more than generous. Thank you.
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thereluctantpoet
July 2, 2019 at 1:23 am
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Romantic Dominant
July 2, 2019 at 10:19 am
Thank you. Smiles.
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