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Snapped

Half a century
of wedded bliss
kindness and love
soulmates
by any other name
A life to the power of two

Bliss that is
Till early one morning
he found her
laying still
on the cold floor
What could he do
She was gone
There
In front of him
Lifeless and unresponsive

All he could think to do
Was grab his camera
Capture forever the last 
of her loving eyes
her tender lips
his mind had snapped



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on March 3, 2019

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 3/5/2019 6:38:00 PM
Powerful! I wonder, natural causes or did he snap and murder her? But he loved her....... so many paths to think of. That is what this great poems does. I'm still thinking of it long after I finished reading it. Well done.
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Date: 3/5/2019 6:45:00 PM
In this case it really was wedded bliss... and natural death... I don't think I will ever understand (or forget) the camera thing...
Date: 3/3/2019 5:30:00 PM
heartbreakingly sad on so many levels line:-( hugs jan xx
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Date: 3/3/2019 7:54:00 PM
This is a TRUE story. Happened to my sweet uncle (and aunt). He never recovered from it.
Date: 3/3/2019 5:29:00 PM
Dramatic and...weird (but good). lol
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Date: 3/3/2019 7:55:00 PM
Very hard to explain indeed...

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