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The letter arrived in the mailbox As icing upon the cake While she knelt beside his headstone Arranging the flowers she did take It was stuck between new medical bills That have mounted over the year Lifesavings depleted by the cancer That ate away at her husband dear The house in which they raised their children And compiled thousands of memories Was mortgaged to pay the doctors And has become another casualty Banks have no compassion Just numbers on a ledger sheet The foreclosure letter awaits her now To make her year tragically complete

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 8/1/2013 12:38:00 AM
Many congratulations Joe xx
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Date: 7/31/2013 3:48:00 PM
Thank You for entering my contest
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Date: 7/31/2013 7:46:00 AM
This is so sad, well done joe, congrats.
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Date: 7/17/2013 3:53:00 PM
How sad and terrible! But even more sad is the fact that these things happen everyday. :( This is a great write!
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Date: 7/16/2013 10:40:00 AM
An incredible write, Joe. So tragic, heart wrenching! What makes it worse is that this happens way too often. Well written. Love, Kim
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