Friday Flash 55 [ Repeat Echo

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Flash 55 & Poetry Jam
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A double submission today. On Poetry Jam we had 3 photos to choose from as our prompt. I chose the one below. I decided to pen my 55 today as well ~ so it's a two-for-one. Backstory inspiration is below, as always.

For 6 weeks during the months spanning March and April, our community just shook its hanging head as a collective. No less than 10 young people lost their lives in that short period ~ 6 in car accidents, 3 to suicide and 1 to a drug overdose. While I was saddened by all the deaths, it was one in particular that hit too close to home. I run in the same tennis circle as the mom whose daughter lost her addiction battle. As a result, I've seen, heard and shared the grief of she and her family. It was a blunt Facebook post reading, "something I never expected to have to do: cancel cell phone service for my dead daughter" that hit me square between the eyes. I read with empathy and compassion her writings every day. She has lifted me up, in spite of her own grief, to be a "warrior" with my own children. I had no idea that when I chose this photograph I would pen such sadness; I can only imagine what those repeating echos must sound like. Peace be with you, warrior mother and your fallen angel.