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*Walking among the tombstones *Conversing with the dead *Alone, crying at a grave *A woman on her knees, bowed was her head *Her hair was dark *Her eyes were too *I couldn't help the strange feeling *That this was a woman I knew *As I approached *I quaked with fear *And in the blink of an eye *The mysterious woman disappeared *Curiosity got the best of me *I threw caution to the wind * What I saw at that stone *I could not comprehend *My breathing became erratic *Tears fell from my eyes *My heart sank *As I read those lines *Here lies Valerie *Mother, daughter, sister, and wife *Such a pity and a shame *She took her own life *Her mind and spirit broken *Her heart was shattered *So tired of being worthless *To him not one moment together mattered *Couldn't close her eyes *Her nightmares carried her fears * Suffocated by lies *Drowned in her tears *She could still feel his heart beat * and hear his breath * she still felt her hand on his face * and his head collapsed on her chest *She gave her last breath *Praying and begging for one last kiss *And to hear him say he loved her * to feel the fire and emotions she had missed *A love she once knew *So real and rare *So strong yet so frail *Forever they were to share *his promises were broken *he chose a different life * living for everyone else, without her * he walked away and let her go and didn't even cry when she died *My hands began to tremble * What I began to realize, I just couldn't believe *I had lost her so very long ago *The woman who had vanished was the me I used to be...
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