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George Perrin MBE
Apr 20, 2025
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You visit me in images.

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There you are with cropped hair and your chemo pump sitting on the patio.

Asleep in our bed with the cat lay atop you.

Smiling at me as we tread water in the sea.

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It’s getting harder to feel you.

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55 weeks since you died

I’m losing the signal.

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