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Loss

LOSS

Dreams are now lost and Hope floats away, ruining a chance for a better day

Oh to return to times now past, with memories fresh where the good times last 

The future is uncertain and Joy out of reach, the lessons we’ve learned we now never can teach 

How hard to realize the way life can change, and that things don’t often get better with age

Will people forgive will wrongs be made right, or will bitterness cause a perpetual fight 

The narrative altered and the lies now abound, will the truth come to light, will it ever be found 

Will justice be done to those who stepped in, abusing their power and compounding their sin

How can forgiveness come back and return, will the anger be doused, or continue to  burn 

Will the pain and anguish ever heal, or will heartache dominate and happiness steal

How will the innocent move forward and thrive, will those who are crushed find the will to survive 

Will love win out will reconciliation take place, or will the separation increase as they take their own space 

Would we act different if we knew that someday, all we held dear would be taken away

The way things were is the way it should be, when we were together as a family 

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Date: 3/1/2025 8:36:00 AM
a powerful poem, jack! i don't know if you are referring to a personal situation, but i read your words as a comment on the current situation in our country, which is making me equally furious and very sad...
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