Barry and Anita were having what any casual observer would call a fling.
Barry’s wife Shonda began to get suspicious when he started wearing a lot of bling.
It was nothing really valuable, Barry told her, not a lot of cha-ching.
But Shonda wasn’t powerless and gave Barry back her wedding ring.
For the divorce lawyer she made a recital of every jointly owned thing.
And in the end, Barry realized that his bling made him the victim of her sting.
Written for Greg’s Five Word Weekly Challenge, where the words are bling, fling, powerless, recital, and valuable. Image credit: Bing Image Creator.
This, That, and the Other 
I’m sorry. Was there bling in that image? I was slightly distracted. 😁
Great write, Fan!
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Great read Fandango. I’ll be looking for the Jay-Z rap version…
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I’ll contact his manager.
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Jay-Z played his favorite hit, last night on the Grammy show stage — complaining that Beyoncé hasn’t won enough Grammy awards, or the right ones. Jeez… she coulda done better (than him).
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This song was co-written with Jack White (who
I’m not implying would be the better).
Homecoming: don’t hurt yourself
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😏 Flowers
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Just now, at like 18 seconds (below) into the video that shows up here, I noticed a similar visual as what appears for a couple seconds at 1:35 and is repeated again in Miley’s official work in 2023.
What I was doing was a search to see if I remember correctly that Homecoming (years ago) was partly intended to present the importance of black women historically, foundationally, in rock music.
I’m a little disconcerted that a bunch of other pieces come up for a bunch of other artists, not Beyoncé, if I only put in the one word. Yes, all white men; had to say more, coming from my own knowledge.
https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-homecoming-rb-live-albums-tradition-8507917/
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-beyonces-lemonade-reclaims-rocks-black-female-legacy-67463/
How Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ Reclaims Rock’s Black Female Legacy Singer’s gritty, Zeppelin-fueled “Don’t Hurt Yourself” shines light on rich forgotten lineage
BY BRITTANY SPANOS
APRIL 26, 2016
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For the record, I no Swiftee but it sounds like the same whiny bitterness as Kanye that Taylor is bigger than any of them combined.
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Yeah, I’m not a Swiftee either. But she is quite a phenom.
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I like your poem.
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Thanks.
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