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“Backwards Grief”

by TakashiSenpai7

My father’s stony face Gripped with expressionless, death He just stares at me And I tear back The dirt feels too hard The world, too cold I’m saying sorry But everything just feels wrong I’m grieving for him But it’s not him who’s dead It’s me

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Published: Oct 23, 2019
Time: 1m

Tags: #death #suicide #depression #misery #loss #father #son #child #funeral #life

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