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You die and watch everyone you love hear the news
Your father tilts his head back
Takes a deep breath
Gets this look in his eyes
And it is uncomfortably close to relief
Your mother looks to your father
Sheds a tear
Shakes her head
And turns back to her ironing
Your brother widens his eyes
Shrugs his shoulders
Turns on his monitor
And tunes it out
Your sister doesn’t hear
The first time or the second or the third
She stares blankly for hours
And a large part of her dies
Posted Sep 29, 2022, 6:27 AM UTC · edited
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