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Running Across Your Photo

I come across a photo and it all comes flooding back
The glances and whispers of a promise of a future
I see your face and remember what I have lost
Due to miscommunications, and words unspoken 
You are so far away, you have disappeared almost completely.
You might be dead; I have no idea. It has been thirty years. 
Ghost you smiles at me as I sleep maybe, yet maybe not.
My thoughts do not linger, for I cannot bear them long.
Losing you all over again, every time I remember,
So I put the photo back into the back pages of my Bible
Where I never venture, so I never have to see it again.
Knowing it is there is almost too painful to bear.

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 2/1/2021 7:08:00 AM

Hello Caren, although my husband has been dead for almost 5 years, The things he has said to me still. I am stronger now and only one thing bothers me me now. I will never know the answer to the ? I want to ask. So I decided to go forward and so far so good. Hugs Darlene

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/5/2021 11:13:00 AM

Hello Caren, I have moved on I see it this way- The past is gone, live for the now. It took awhile now i am alright. Ready for what comes my way. Hugs Darlene

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/1/2021 4:27:00 PM

Going forward is wise for sure Darlene. I am so glad you made this decision.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/30/2021 9:12:00 PM

You are not alone, my friend. This happens in life, and it's always regrettable... Quick note: I recently called somebody like the person in your photo. We were 30+ years removed from our last contact. Bottom line: It would have been much better had we not conversed. ~ Don't go back; keep moving forward...

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/31/2021 9:36:00 AM

I called a friend today I had not spoken to for 14 years. It was amazing. Sorry about your experience.