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For the loss of a friend I'll never know

Today I read the news

That someone I never knew

Took her life

Left behind

This life

That I've railed against so many times

It made me stop

Made me think

As bad as I sometimes hurt

Maybe I don't know what pain

Really means

Because though the thought

Has crossed my mind

So many -uncounted- times

I don't believe I'll ever truly cross that line

In the face

Of this immeasurable loss

I think it's time I try a little harder

To put down my cross

Bury Demons from my past

Try for the best in this life at last

And though it may not matter much at all

Written words from someone you'll never know

I hope you've found peace at last

And maybe find a little peace

In knowing

You've made me try a little harder

To turn over that new leaf

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Jul 26, 2013
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