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A Scarred and Broken Man

Two tragedies made a man bitter and hard. Life became intolerable after he was scarred. On Christmas Day his granddaughter fell in his pool and drowned. Because of that terrible accident, that poor girl is no longer around. When he found her dead body, he was horrified by what he saw. Just six months earlier, he also lost his daughter and son-in-law. Now he hates Christmas more than he would a plague. Just the mention of Christmas fills this man with rage. This man became so bitter that his heart is now as black as coal. Those tragedies destroyed his life, they sure did take their toll. His granddaughter was taken far too soon, she was only five. Ten Christmases have passed since but he still mourns because they didn't survive. (This is a fictional poem)

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