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The world is a darker place;


You never blamed anyone but yourself

It didn't matter that you were always the one there for everyone else

You thought that everything was your fault

Even though you had no control over any of it at all

You figured that the world would be better off without you

Well I'm here to tell you it's definitely not!

There is a hole where you should be

Laughing with all your friends and family

This world is not a better place without you in it

If anything, it has grown much darker without your smile to brighten it

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