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that awful thought of you
suffering the gauntlet of
sympathetic old faces,
sorry for your loss
thank you for coming
putting on your brave face,
but secretly wishing you were
anywhere else but there
sorry for you loss
thank you for coming
the trite eulogy of his life
delivered by a close friend
still ringing in your ears
sorry for you loss
thank you for coming
having to endure the ‘afters’
in the local pub, food being the
last thing in your thoughts
sorry for your loss
thank you for coming
the finality of the crushing silence
when everyone has made their
lame excuses and left you alone
thank you for coming
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