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Submitted to Contest #130
It wasn't suppose to be this way. Tears pool in my lap. I don't bother to wipe them away anymore. I feel the rain pour from my eyes slide down my cheeks. Some drip from my chin; some from my nose. This being the very reason I knew not to wear eye make up. Not that it matters. Who cares if black is streaking down your face when your heart lay at your feet in a million pieces? It will take more than a make up wipe to tackle this mess. We prayed. We fasted. We begged. We did everything right. And he is still gone. The moment I f...
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