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Must I Forgive?

Why did you do it? I'll ask you again, You had so much to live for, And you were my friend. You said you were here, Whenever I needed you, But you're not, and won't be, Now who will I turn to? I think of the sparkle That lit up your eyes, Was greater than any I'd seen in the skies. I knew that one day You'd set a girl free, But we'll never know now If that girl should've been me. I might learn to love, But never forgive, Because you, my dear friend, You should have lived.

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Date: 4/19/2013 10:01:00 PM
Powerful and filled with impact! I should know better than to say this, but I hope this poem isn't autobiographical. If it is, my condolences and sympathies go out to you...Ngoc.
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Elaine Ho
Date: 7/29/2015 10:45:00 AM
Thank you Ngoc! It is not autobiographical exactly... had a friend who would attempt to take his life and so when nothing else would work I'd write him a poem to illustrate the implications of his actions and to demonstrate that there really were other people who cared about him (like me). Thankfully, it worked time and time again (a few of these poems are for him).

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