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Chronic Illness

A "Love in 50 Words" Challenge Submission

By Reid ChristmannPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
Chronic Illness
Photo by Nina Hill on Unsplash

The doctors say you’ll die at fifty

ain’t it nifty? chronic illness;

half a life is not worth living

so you say, at twenty five

don’t waste your time

love someone else

spare me the hurt

but I’ll take the pain

of losing you

over never

loving you

at all.

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About the Creator

Reid Christmann

Filmmaker | Designer | Composer | Creator

Work in videography and editing, novice screenwriter branching out into poetry and short stories. Check out my other work at reidchristmann.com

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  • Angie the Archivist 📚🪶11 months ago

    An interesting take on the challenge. Yes, I agree… Better to have loved and loved, than never have loved.

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