Last Breath When you took your last breath, I was there Even though I was so unaware Of what it meant to me for you to be free As you continued your journey breathlessly I looked, watching, hoping for one more time to see the rise and fall of your chest While already knowing your time had come You had begun your period of rest My hand u
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The cactus A rose in the desert Standing firm Even when surrounded by nothingness Finding water Where there seemingly is none Finding hope in seeming hopelessness Beauty Is in the eye of the beholder The cactus Prickly on the outside But underneath those bristles oftentimes is a soft smooth skin And inside
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