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Always sentimental
She saved every ticket stub
Every bow and ribbon
Tiny spoon and baby cup.

Framed every school age picture
As I was growing up
Showered me with accolades
Encouragement and love.

Listened while I practiced
Every morning for the band
I tried to play the trumpet
She was my biggest fan.

Came to every home game
Always cheered me on
I never had an inkling 
That anything was wrong.

I ran track my senior year 
Developed my first crush
I told her that I met a girl
And liked her very much.

We went to our senior prom
And college locally
After graduation
I asked her to marry me. 

We had two small children
Before mom had passed away 
They loved their Granny so much
They were the highlight of her day.

Now I post my children’s photos
And have a box of souvenirs
I go to all their plays and games
Like  mom did all those years.

Never thought I was sentimental 
But, I  guess you would agree
I’m trying to do  for  my kids
All the things mom did for me. 

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Image: Google Images. Facebook.

Spirits soar
Flying high
Pick me up
To touch the sky.

Every thought
I have of you
Inspiring me
To follow through. 

Above the sun
Beside the moon
I listen for 
The stars to croon. 

The words , the tone
The melody
They sing their songs
Their songs for me.

Just relax 
And float on high
The only way
To touch the sky.

I hear their voices
Harmonize
So beautiful 
They make me cry. 

A joyful cry
Of gratitude
So lucky
To be here with you. 

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Image: Google Images. Steemit.

Friends for years
Seems like forever 
Was always fun
When we’re together. 

But laughter now
At my expense
Has lost its charm
Now makes me cringe.

Insecure
You have the need
To make me hurt
To watch me bleed.

I try too hard
You know I care
But you aren’t nice
And seldom fair. 

You start to laugh
When I speak
Cut me off
Embarrass me.

Kindness means
Nothing  to you
You ridicule 
The things I do. 

Always there
I do for you
At your command 
My servitude. 

But, ushered out 
When guests arrive
Not on the list 
I don’t know why. 

No PhD
Or Professorship
To brag about
Or to flirt with.

But things have changed
I see through you
Don’t like the things 
I see you do. 

Years have passed
And still I see
You have no true
Respect for me.

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Image. Google Images. Redwolf.

I stood there ….. lost
Was devastated
All we had….. evaporated
I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t move
There was no air …. left in the room.

Broken dreams
My world was shattered.
Nothing from this point …. would matter
Every thought and every feeling
In pieces falling from the ceiling.

Every touch
And every word
The lines criss crossed, your image blurred
Everything we shared together
Would be lost, gone … lost forever.

I closed my eyes , I wanted to
Covered my ears, I blocked them , too
I wanted to go back in time
I wanted you to still be mine

Tell her, you were just mistaken
Tell her you’re already taken
I’m begging you, please turn back
Don’t start that fire Don’t strike that match.

Cause….

I couldn’t breathe, no not without you 
I couldn’t live ,  no never without you. 

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Images : Google images. Steema.

I don’t want to hurt your feelings
But, I need to be alone
I can’t keep pretending
I feel better when you’re gone.

What we have’s not working
We are simply worlds apart
Don’t want to keep on trying
I don’t want to break your heart.

So little commonality 
Content to watch TV
No interest in the opera 
Or what matters most to me.

You’re a kind and gentle person
Need to find someone who cares
Me hanging on is just not right
It simply isn’t fair. 

We’ve become a habit
Every Saturday we meet
Go out and see a movie
Or sit home and watch TV. 

I read, I’m educated
Nothing you say interests me
I get bored when you talk to me
I begin to fall asleep.

Don’t want to be judgmental
I guess I am just a snob
But, I am feeling stagnant
And embarrassed by your job.

You make a decent living
Told me you sell used cars
Never went to college
Haven’t gotten very far.

My friends ask me about you
I don’t want to tell the truth
I’m embarrassed, I admit it
This is so unfair to you.

Before going any further
Let’s resign to just be friends
Let’s stop fooling one another 
We both know this has to end. 

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Image: Google Images. Facebook.

It’s time to reboot
Take it from the top
Start all over
Ready or not.

The only way out
Start over again
Try a new stance
Make some new friends.

Don’t give in
It’s not that tough
You gotta try
You can’t give up.

So plan your day
Don’t lay around
Get up, get busy
Walk to town.

Listening to
Your favorite songs
Will lift your spirits
Sing along.

Feeling sorry
For yourself
Is not the answer
It won’t help.

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Image: Google Images. Two river computer.

Can’t tell you what I’m feeling
As this plane lifts off the ground
A weight at last is lifted
Close my eyes, can’t hear a sound.

No calls and no appointments 
No deadlines or past due dates
I’m free of all the pressure
Won’t matter if I’m late. 

Looking forward to vacation
My days spent out in the sun
Give me a margarita
I’m so ready to have fun.

The hotel staff is waiting
To fulfill my every need
The shuttle bus will pick  me up
And take me to the beach. 

Lying in my lounge chair
Sipping a cold drink
No reason I should take that call
Don’t want to have to think.

Fourteen days of heaven
Doesn’t seem to be enough
My job has gotten to me
It really has been rough.

It’s time I know , time to go
It’s time to pack it in
Hard to accept, to walk away
To know it has to end.

More time to read, to get some rest
Or travel , see the sights
More time to be right where I am
Stop feeling so uptight.

I’ll give them two week’s notice
My ducks all in a row
It will be so freeing
To finally just let go. 

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Image: Google Images. EDIconnect

Close in age… two toddlers
It’s more than I can bear
Both crying, I’m in crisis
I am freaking out, I’m scared. 

You’re gone, I’m here without you
I struggle with these kids
I’m trying , but I’m hurting
About to blow my lid. 

The screaming and the tantrums 
It never seems to stop
I’m ready to call 911
I need to call the cops. 

It’s too cold to go outside
Too much to get them dressed
Jackets , boots and mittens
But, they’re screaming… Yes, Yes, Yes!

I don’t want to have to do this
What am I supposed to do ?
Can’t catch a break or leave the house
The way you get to do. 

When you come home they’re happy
You play with them awhile
Before too long it’s time for bed
You get to see them smile. 

I get to do the laundry
To vacuum, dust and clean
When I tell you I’m not happy
You just say … I’m being mean. 

I need some medication
I could use a therapist
I’m in a deep depression
Please help me to get through this.

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Image: Google Images. OCD-UK

The house is awfully quiet
Don’t hear you  struggle with each breath
The oxygen, your lifeline
The tanks beside your bed. 

The dog sits by your slippers
Right next to your brown chair
I’m sure he wonders where you’ve gone
He seems confused and scared. 

So many years you struggled
It was hard to watch you breathe 
I tried to make you comfortable 
Anticipate your needs.

I feel so devastated 
Now that I am on my own
It’s not easy here without you
I feel so all alone. 

Sipping coffee at the table 
In the morning before dawn
Hard to accept the saddest truth
My darling, you are gone. 

I knew this day was coming
I tried to be prepared
But like the dog…. I’m sitting here
Confused and oh so scared. 

Friends and family came together
Offered words, they did their best 
Said that …. you’re no longer suffering
At last, you are at rest.

But, nothing makes much sense to me
Maybe down the line
I can find a way to cope with loss
I pray I will in time.

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Image: Google Image. Welia health.

Why can’t somebody help us?
Send in the rescue squads
You’ve got to stop the killings
I beg you please, Dear God.

The torturing of children
Women raped and left to die
Beheadings and the bombings
Someone please, please tell me why.

They’re savages, barbarians
I’ve seen infants burned alive
Grown men beg for mercy
Right before they die.

No consideration
For age or frailties
Civilians brutality murdered
Or held in captivity.

We are  being massacred 
Right  before your eyes 
Watch the news, see for yourself
Hear our pleas and desperate cries. 

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Image : Google Images. Euronews.com