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ARGUMENT PAST

FROM ARGUMENTS OF PAST:
THE HURTFUL MEMORY AND WORDS SAID IN THE ARGUMENT A DAY LATTER LAST:

IN THE HEATED ARGUMENT OF SHOUTING YELLING RANTING AND RAVE:
IT DEEPLY SADDENS ME WHEN I RECALL HOW DISRESPECTFUL TOWARDS ME THAT SHE BEHAVED:

FROM A FALLING OUT ARGUMENT THINGS I SAID THINGS SHE SAID :
THINKING BACK THE NEXT DAY YOU DREAD:

NOW TODAY ALL CONVERSATION IS OVER AND DONE:
THATS WHAT SHE WANTED SO HER FREEDOM IS WON:

SHE IS MY YOUNGEST CHILD AT EIGHTEEN AND SHE FEELS SHE IS ON HER OWN AND NO LONGER NEEDS ME:
LIVING WITH HER SISTER SHE HAS HER OWN LIFE WITH ALL HER FRIENDS HAPPY AND FREE:

YESTERDAY THE LAST ARGUMENT HER SHARP WORDS STAINED ME EVER SO DEEP:
LEAVING ME TO SADLY REMEMBER AND KEEP:

WHEN YOUR YOUNGEST CHILD OF EIGHT LEAVES YOU WITH A GREAT ARGUMENT OF HATE:
WHAT DOES IT EVEN MATTER NOW IF IN MY LIFE I AM EARLY OR LATE:


17--JULY--2010:
JOHN D. JUNGERS


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