In this abundant earth no doubt Is little room for things worn out: Disdain them, break them, throw them by! And if before the days grew rough We once were lov'd, us'd -- well enough, I think, we've far'd, my heart and I.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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She has become tired of the things she used to love so much. She is throwing things she no longer wants in the garbage with no regard for sentimental value. Perhaps, she and her husband were once so happy and now they’ve grown apart and not even their children can bring them back together. For whatever reason, this person feels so unfulfilled and unfulfillable that she is ready for a change.

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