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Who said that time heals all? Oh what a liar!
In fact I think that time heals less than half.
Time's like pouring gasoline on fire.
Did you think that would douse it? What a laugh!
Oh no! The gasoline will egg it on!
Believe me, I have burns that say I'm right.
It's now been seven weeks since she's been gone.
And yet I couldn't sleep that well last night.
Perhaps tomorrow I'll be sleeping better.
If so, I will admit time's good at healing.
But when I think about her Dear John letter,
I doubt I will. It's just a sneaky feeling.
Time heals? Time makes a hurt heart copacetic?
That's nonsense, brother. Time's an awful medic.
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