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Tears With Vince

Gone Like I meant nothing two years of nothing unsurprising really I always knew I loved more Heart breaking I keep it together allowing only private tears so family and friends remain unconcerned They never knew exactly how much I loved you We loved our way away from them Another break we’d had several and always fixed it but not this time this time you left Outwardly I smiled went places with friends Danced, sang but inside I crumbled My joy was gone Living on hold loving long distance waiting for the call a connection to prove I was not forgotten Friends assumed I was good ready to move on They never knew Until Vince sang his song Right there in front of them welling in silently as the dam cracked and then flooded Love and Loneliness flowed from cracks and proved the song true “I never knew lonely ‘til you” Song: I Never Knew Lonely by Vince Gill Heartbreak circa 1992

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Date: 5/26/2015 8:32:00 AM
A well written engrossing poem filled with sadness, dealing with questions of lost love, and a whirl wind of emotions. The pain of love lost to time burns in the heart and consumes the soul. Emile #7
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/26/2015 10:48:00 AM
Thanks Emile, your opinion is always appreciated my friend.
Date: 5/25/2015 1:41:00 PM
Favorite lines among many: 'as the dam cracked and then flooded'...Yes indeed Janet, many (including me) can identify with that. My favorite song by Vince is 'When I Call Your Name' with Patty Loveless. Thank you for this - Tim
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/26/2015 8:08:00 AM
Thank you Tim.."Trying to Get Over You" is probably my fave. Yes those dang dams and there leaks get you every time. Glad you stopped by! ~Jan
Date: 5/24/2015 10:54:00 PM
Wow now one can really feel the loss and loneliness in this poem! great write!
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/26/2015 7:57:00 AM
Thanks so much Arthur. I always appreciate when you stop by. Jan
Date: 5/22/2015 9:35:00 PM
Wow! I love this! I'm a huge country music fan! My friend is actually opening up for Vince August 8th! Beautiful poem!:)
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/23/2015 12:30:00 PM
Wow..what an honor for your friend! Glad you liked it!
Date: 5/22/2015 9:22:00 PM
The hardest part is pretending that nothing is wrong...putting on the game face in front of friends and family....I went through the same thing. glad you made it out Jan
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/23/2015 12:27:00 PM
Me too Tim. I think it makes us appreciate the love we find more.
Date: 5/22/2015 12:46:00 PM
I can relate to this big style Janet - saving face in front of family and friends yet dying inside - just a single song made memories flood back and the tears flow - great write:-) Hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 5/22/2015 1:40:00 PM
Best to let the emotions flow Janet - with things like this we never know when it will hit us:-( I realised from the poem that the singer was Vince :-) Hugs Jan xx
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Jaycee Cervenka
Date: 5/22/2015 1:31:00 PM
I probably should have added a note to this...as to the song explanation..since Vince in the artists Vince Gill...not the guy's name..LOL It was a rather spectacular moment, I stunned my best friend's fiance wordless..I'm sure there was a very awkward silence after I left the room but could not bring myself to care.....One should never apologize for loving.

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