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A Sassy Woman
We're talking past tense.
On the 1st day she taught the children in her class,
on the 2nd day she took her own children to their clubs,
on the 3rd day she took her class on their first residential,
on the 4th day she continued preparing for the long run,
on the 5th day she was glad it was Friday,
on the 6th day she ran a marathon, on the 6th day she collapsed, on the 6th day she went home to rest, on the 6th day she had a significant stroke,
on the 7th day she was in hospital,
on the 8th day we were told,
on the 9th day she was declared brain dead,
on the 10th day the life support was switched off.
The world can be cruel,
it certainly seems to take the best ones.
It's been an awful week,
go easy on our souls.
On the 1st day she taught the children in her class,
on the 2nd day she took her own children to their clubs,
on the 3rd day she took her class on their first residential,
on the 4th day she continued preparing for the long run,
on the 5th day she was glad it was Friday,
on the 6th day she ran a marathon, on the 6th day she collapsed, on the 6th day she went home to rest, on the 6th day she had a significant stroke,
on the 7th day she was in hospital,
on the 8th day we were told,
on the 9th day she was declared brain dead,
on the 10th day the life support was switched off.
The world can be cruel,
it certainly seems to take the best ones.
It's been an awful week,
go easy on our souls.
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