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Soul Eater

Soul Eater


     The concept of the soul was intangible and distant.
 Faith and belief all that gave it substance, 
weak and watery as it was. Until that wretched day…

     I hurt, I ached, in a before unfelt place deep within.  My physical being was effected but it did not originate from my body.
     If I were paralyzed, or dead to my flesh in some way,  This pain would continue, on and on. 
     The concept of the soul was intangible and distant…until the creation of my body was snuffed out, buried under soil and rock to decompose as corpses do.
     My child taken from me caused me to know my soul… for it became tortured. An itch I couldn't scratch…an ache unrelenting, all consuming.
      Now I know, beyond doubt, I have a soul…because bright pain always shows his hideous face, demands attention, cannibalizes joy and leaves only dispair. 
                             Loss is the Soul Eater.

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Tom Woody Date: 5/14/2024 9:03:00 AM I hope this is fiction for you but if not it's painful to read. I lost my son in a different sort of way. Palpable emotions here Crystol
Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/14/2024 8:15:00 AM Wow..so vividly portrayed! How can we miss someone so much if they don’t still exist. When Mom died, I immediately felt like: did she ever exist?! “Their” house became Dad’s house. So many things! …to lose a child is worse…oh my soul. Hugs ~ Kim

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