A BREAKTHROUGH

I’m listening to the radio while doing a jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly, they play a song I know well, about a little girl's dreadful fate.

This time, I feel sadness welling up
A personal sadness
Infinite

Puzzle piece in hand, I turn to look at the stereo. The emotion expands and eventually blossoms. I sense compassion. For myself...


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