melissa eckert Poems

As anna clutches the rose, trying to choke back her tears,
she mournfully looked down at the headstone;
reading it for the thousandth time it says: 'Here lays Michael Duran, beloved husband and father;
May you always rest in peace'
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emily nervously tapped her foot on the concrete floor;
she couldnt concentrate for another minute, or her head would explode.
the clock struck one...
she stared into the darkness;
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