happiness is a pain
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Last published Sun, Feb 17, 2019
when you can only love but your lover's pain means much more. Anthony is a 39 year old man and cant even fathom the feeling of loss .The voices in his head belive a frown is a sin , the fake happiness only goes on for so long .......... The marriage he builds with his loving wife Martha soon crumbles like a flimsy house of cards as empathy is his only weakness.
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