Array ( [sid] => 186385 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Breadwinner [time] => 2019-07-13 15:56:57 [hometext] => Dedicated to Charles F. Johnson (1947-2013) who died on July 13, 2013. [bodytext] => For many years, you were our family/'/s breadwinner.
Your money paid for our breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Because of my mental impairment, you continued to support me after I turned eighteen.
You could/'/ve outworked two twenty year olds, you were the hardest worker I/'/ve ever seen.
After twenty months of chemotherapy, you lost your fight.
Your battle with Leukemia ended six years ago tonight.
For the last two days of your life, you couldn/'/t even reply to what people said.
When I received a call from my sister-in-law, she informed me that you were dead.
Your existence on Earth ended at around 10:20 PM.
One day I/'/ll go to Heaven and I will see you again. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 94 [topic] => 23 [informant] => randyJohnson [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => FamilyPoems ) Your Poetry Dot Com - Breadwinner


Breadwinner
Date: Saturday, 13th July 2019 @ 03:56:57 PM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: randyJohnson

For many years, you were our family/'/s breadwinner.
Your money paid for our breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Because of my mental impairment, you continued to support me after I turned eighteen.
You could/'/ve outworked two twenty year olds, you were the hardest worker I/'/ve ever seen.
After twenty months of chemotherapy, you lost your fight.
Your battle with Leukemia ended six years ago tonight.
For the last two days of your life, you couldn/'/t even reply to what people said.
When I received a call from my sister-in-law, she informed me that you were dead.
Your existence on Earth ended at around 10:20 PM.
One day I/'/ll go to Heaven and I will see you again.

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