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Dec 2013
The agony of loss is more than you can bear,
And it grows harder to disguise
That what once brought joy is no longer there.
And there are tears within your eyes.

It’s hard to see a future through vision hazed by pain.
It’s hard to find the truth when all you hear are lies.
It’s hard to see the sunlight when all you find is rain.
It’s hard to see you’re not alone when there are tears within your eyes.

Though the flesh is fleeting, the memory strives on.
You hold their memory in your heart, and true love never dies.
It is with through immense power that they’re never truly gone.
But, though this truth may ring true, there are still tears within your eyes.

The agony of loss makes it hard to heed the word
And though your tear-filled gaze hides the truths,
That our tear-filled eyes are just as blurred.
So, through the hurt of our lost youths,
Find solace that your pain
Is not yours to shoulder alone,
And the world will become clear again.
This piece was written for a charity anthology that would go on to benefit the families of those impacted by the Newtown Elementary School shooting.
Nathan Squiers
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Nathan Squiers  Upstate New York, USA
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