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The Ultimate Goodbye

A Breakup Nonet

By Annie Edwards Published 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read
The Ultimate Goodbye
Photo by Majestic Lukas on Unsplash

I never thought I would see this day,

Much less see the news first online.

How did I NOT SEE the signs?

Would things be different?

Death by suicide…

And just like that,

Abruptly,

The book

Closed…

Mental HealthStream of Consciousnessheartbreaksad poetry

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    Written by Annie Edwards