We don’t share music or poems unless about conflicts we’re both so tired of.
He said he wanted to send me money. I said I wouldn’t be able to pay him back. He went silent for months, another lost friend of mine, another casualty of the war.
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We don’t talk, not anymore. There is nothing much to tell, to be honest. He’s busy having his life in peaceful France; I’m busy worming through the thorns of war here. It’s boring to keep listing all the missiles flying past my house, and he feels ashamed to talk about his summer trip.
We don’t share music or poems unless about conflicts we’re both so tired of. He said he wanted to send me money. I said I wouldn’t be able to pay him back. He went silent for months, another lost friend of mine, another casualty of the war.
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Christa Loughrey
15/9/2023 07:57:28 am
We are all in there with you, Malvina. Keep on writing; your pieces humble and inspire me in equal measure.
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Sandra James
15/9/2023 10:36:22 am
So sad, Malvina, for both of them 😥
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Paul Freeman
15/9/2023 03:32:20 pm
A thought-provoking piece.
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Cheryl Dahlstrand
15/9/2023 07:24:34 pm
Conflicts seem to generate other conflicts.
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Sue Clayton
16/9/2023 06:05:29 am
There are many different types of casualties during wartime. They all hurt deeply.
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Malvina Perova
19/9/2023 02:30:27 pm
My dear friends, thank you so much for your sincere thoughts and emotions. I appreciate every idea you share with me. It helps me look through the glass walls of this war and see real people there, where you are. Thank you for the constant inspirations you give me with your stories and comments!
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