I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The tree — Jacqueline Simon Gunn
I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The tree — Jacqueline Simon Gunn
I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The tree — Jacqueline Simon Gunn
I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The tree — Jacqueline Simon Gunn
I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The tree — Jacqueline Simon Gunn
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I wanted to feel less.To not be burdened by emotion,To not feel sadness,To not know loss.I envied the inanimate,The trees that stand proudly in winter,Not missing their leaves.

— Jacqueline Simon Gunn
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