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C. Mercaldi-Cotton's avatar

Skeeter Davis: (Don't they know it's) The End of the World. 1962 Always used to make me cry.

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Yeah, I thought about that when I wrote it at the end and decided to go with it because of the song.

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Ken Macko's avatar

Me thinks this isn’t really fiction and that someone is speaking some wisdom from experience here.

Am I far off ?

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C.J. Heck's avatar

(Shhhhhh …. the names ARE fictional)

(wink)

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Ken Macko's avatar

Got it !

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Simone Senisin's avatar

💔🙏❤️‍🩹

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mitch's avatar

So honest and true , grief hits all different , And can cause many different emotions for people . Sometimes all at once , Great poem at the end C J . hugs and peace

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you for your thoughts, Mitch. (shhhh … that’s not a poem at the end.)

hugs and peace

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mitch's avatar

It reads like it because it is all true . hugs to you and family

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C.J. Heck's avatar

okay. Hugs to you and your children ❤️

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

Lovely my friend

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C.J. Heck's avatar

Thank you, Paolo.

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