Poetry by Jim: She left us
a month has gone by
she’s still gone a way
not a trace nor a lie
it hurts less everyday
no call, text or knock
not a sound she gave
she left us in shock
when she went a way
empty souls at nightfall
left us three all alone
tears seep before they fall
abandoned to the bone
that was then
forty years ago
no answers again
we still don’t know
by Jim McDonald
The Houseboat Poet 
Love the photos of you and your sons. I don’t know the story behind this poem but it is well written.
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Thank you Sascha
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Thank you PK. At some point my oldest son, Jamie, and I kind of delt with it. However, I think Billy never did.
It would be nice to see how she turned out, she was my first in many areas. We haven’t seen or heard from her since, Christmas of ’77, it might have been Christmas of ’78.
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At some point, I hope you can feel thankful that she left you. If she hadn’t left when she did, she would’ve left sometime in the future. And a person that would abandon their family is not someone you want to spend a lot of time with. Hoping you find peace. 🙂
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Very nice!
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