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ROBERT SHERRIFF 08/07/1954 - AUSTRALIAN - POET -AUTHOR - SINGER - ACTOR - AMERICAN HISTORIAN – PHOTOGRAPHER "Echoes of a Stormy Heart" Amidst the tumultuous night, the world reflected my inner turmoil. The relentless hail against the windows seemed to echo the chaos within my soul. Each drop was an unspoken accusation, a reminder of the fracture within my heart. Once brimming with love, it now overflowed with an engulfing despair. I have stretched on the nights, each darker than the last, as if the world conspired to match my gloom. Midnight, I brought no solace, only endless thoughts spiraling through my mind, suffocating my will to carry on. Trust was fragile and quickly shattered, leaving me exposed and vulnerable. I had trusted you, my life partner. I had built dreams upon the foundation of that trust, only to watch them crumble into dust. Love had turned bitter, replaced by the sharp edges of betrayal. How could I have been so blind? In the mirror, I saw not the woman I once was but a distorted reflection of failure and loss. I wondered if anyone could see past the broken pieces and if love could return to me again. But who would want this worn-out shell, this scarred and weary soul? The answer was no one. Your departure had left a void, swallowing the remnants of my dignity. You had found someone new, untouched by life's harsh realities, brimming with youthful promise. The kids spoke of her, their innocent words cutting more profoundly than any blade. It was a reminder of what I could never be again. With every tick of the clock, I felt the weight of despair grow heavier. A future without hope loomed large, and the thought of enduring it was unbearable. My heart cried out for release, for an end to the suffering. But in the darkness, a glimmer of resolve flickered to life—a faint whisper reminding me of the children who needed me, who were my reason to keep going. This pain, though consuming, would not define my end. I would fight the shadows threatening to swallow me whole. Though you took my love and shattered my trust, you would not take my spirit. I found a quiet strength, a fragile thread of courage in the depths of despair. This resilience, this determination to not let the pain win, is a testament to the human spirit's ability to endure. As the storm raged tonight, I vowed to rise again—not for you but for the pieces of myself that still remembered how to hope. This was not our final farewell but rather my first hello to a new beginning, where I would reclaim the fragments of my life and construct something new, something unbreakable. The promise of a new beginning, of a life rebuilt from the ashes, filled me with optimism and hope.
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