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Dallas

I barely heard the shot

The dull thud that

Sent your head rocking

This way and that

Surprised you gasped

An 'oh' and I

Felt you slump

 

I tried so hard

In vain

To contain

The bone and brain

So as not to lose

Any part of you but

There was too

Much blood for me

To stem the flow

 

In death as in life

You covered me

With your warmth

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Written by
david-i-phillips
English
Published
Sep 29, 2010
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In memory of JFK- From Emotional Swings & Round-a-bouts

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