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Difficult Haiku

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To end life support

A difficult decision

Rest in peace Daddy

LifeSupportdeath

◄ Happiness?

Ninety one Word Story of My Life ►

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 26th Nov 2013 14:27

A comment on another's post mentioned that I lost
my own father when I was five. You have your grief but you also have your years with him.
Try to be positive and give thanks for what they
gave you (both of you!).

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Dave Bradley

Tue 26th Nov 2013 08:40

Some poems seem to punch the reader in the stomach and this is one. So few words about something so massive, but so effective.

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