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Life Insurance

A Grief Haiku

By Stephanie HoogstadPublished 4 months ago 1 min read
Life Insurance
Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash

What does a life cost?

Can it heal festering wounds?

A hollow comfort

Haiku

About the Creator

Stephanie Hoogstad

With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.

Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com

Support my writing: Patreon

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  • Paul Stewart4 months ago

    Ouch. Felt this one. The harsh reality of it. Well done, Stephanie.

  • Lana V Lynx4 months ago

    No money can substitute for a life lost. And those who are left behind suffer the most. Profound haiku, Stephanie.

  • Mother Combs4 months ago

    Life is irreplaceable. Some have forgotten that

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