Grief comes in waves Poem [Spoken Word, Irish, Quote, Poetry]

[@CustomComments]

I keep coming back to this. My dad passed a year ago and nothing has captured the feeling of grief so totally. Today, the waves are 100 feet tall.

[@CustomComments]

Todays trigger was Billy Joel. We used to drive along the lake blasting Billy Joel. The music brings me so much joy and leaves me breathless in grief at the same time.

[@GLING17]

My deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy on the loss of your dad. I felt the same way after my mom passed away. The grief has gotten a lot better but will never be gone. She’s been gone a lot of years now and I still grieve, especially on her birthday and the anniversary of her death each year. There are certain triggers, too. 😞❤️

[@kevinbrennen6773]

My dad passed two weeks ago. I'm finding myself here too. For the last week, life went back to "normal" and I was almost mad at myself because I wasn't "feeling" much. Today, I'm working from home in my empty house (with the exception of my dog), it's raining outside and miserable, and I just have time to think. My wave is 100 feet tall and crashing. I know we'll all get through this but it just hurts.

[@CustomComments]

@@kevinbrennen6773 hope the waves are smaller today.

[@lythalls]

⁠@@kevinbrennen6773if you have your dog you are most definitely not alone ….good luck internet friend 👊🏻

[@NikkiSixx-b8k]

Last week, I was diagnosed with Prolonged Grief Disorder. My brother died in 2006, at 19. I was 17. The metaphor here is perfect, but I don't float. I have been drowning for half my life.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@jaynefrost3949]

My Dad died, my marriage came apart, I lost my kids and was diagnosed with bowel cancer. The waves are 200 feet tall, but I swim hard Into them - this poem was instrumental along with many other sources to get a hint of a smile on my face which is forced, but what I can afford, and it's a Start. I think if one has the will not to 'fold', then things - simple things to begin with become routine and That's a foundation on which to build. Don't hope - that's useless, but Don't give in to those waves xxx

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@GLING17]

This is beautiful and so true. Perfect description of what grief feels like. I’ve felt it many times, unfortunately. The bad thing is that in order to heal after a loss you have to embrace the grief, don’t try to suppress or avoid it. If you do you’ll never get past it. It takes a long time and is very painful but one day you will start to feel better and it does get easier. Hang in there and never give up! Thank you for this! ❤️

[@thercguy420]

This poem is beyond perfect on capturing the feeling if grief

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@WingDing-m1o]

We lost our friend...loved her...sad today...all those with family cherish them

[@seadawg93]

I lost my wife, and my kids lost their mother, 2 months ago. Part of the time we’re just trying to hang on, a lot of the time we can’t believe the ship isn’t still sailing, sometimes we’re able to breathe and appreciate her presence and love and our gratitude. Thank you for this poem.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for you loss my friend

[@fillyhart4222]

My heart goes out to you. My brother-in-law lost his wife years ago leaving him with 3 young children. We tried to help as we also had 2 young sons. We could see how hard it was for him. Happy to say his children are now grown-up & he found new love. Dont give up.

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

Revelation 2:10

[@praktijkjoypowerelburgvand1104]

❤🙏🦋

[@susanpower9620]

I live these crashing waves daily 💔 i miss you intensly my beautiful daughter Lisa-Marie who suddenly passed away 28th Dec 2019 aged 38yrs 💔😇💔 always in my thoughts..Forever in my brokenheart your Mum 💔😇💔😇💔

[@Jimmy-gk1de]

Sorry for your loss ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

💔

[@susanpower9620]

@@Jimmy-gk1de 😇💔😇

[@susanpower9620]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie 😇💔😇

[@ellenchapman5293]

Grief wears many coats, though physical death is one of those, it is not the only form of grief there is. The loss of a loved one to an ideology that requires them to discard those who love them deeply, to the point where they feel the need to trash everything that was shared is equally devastating. Having known both kinds of loss, these words reach deep.

[@chriscox5075]

I miss my dad so much everyday. I love you dad xx

[@clarelwc2849]

Xxxx❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@VelcroKittie]

I think this poem is also extremely relevant to going through a marriage breakup. Going through one at the moment myself and the pain at times is just unbearable. I am very fortunate that our marriage was (and still is) filled with so much love that we can both navigate our way through the pain through love and always choose the loving response. It doesn't stop the waves of emotions that seem to hit you like a tonne of bricks, but the waves definitely come less frequently over time. Life is tough, but love is the light of the world.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I hear you... it describes all types of grief

[@MelanieFromCanada]

My best friend died suddenly in my arms January 2023. Most days it feels more like drowning than floating. 💔

[@elainejacques6302]

That touched my heart so much , and brought a tear to my eye, as it brings back the sadness of losing my son and partner , and being haunted by the loving times and sad memories 💙💙

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for your loss Elaine :(

[@edmundpotrzeba6094]

This is the best thing iv heard on grief since my wife died 15 years ago. ❤️

[@SimonWorsley-e7r]

Oh how well this captures griefs long storm! I lost an angel, a starlight from her shone love, wisdom, ,clarity, joy, whatever I needed, she shone that way. My compass rose died nigh on two years ago now. I had lived in her blessed glow, for, for, my forever! I am still at sea dashed by waves ,fewer, smaller, a little more predictable, survivable, but I still find living hard. Poetry has helped my healing and I would urge all who grieve to try it. It is not a harbour in the storm but it can help you see what you must do to forge a new path. After all that is what we all must do! Grief is after all the cost of love, its depth a balance for the joy you had! I wish you well on your rocky, stormy way.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@praktijkjoypowerelburgvand1104]

❤I Pray for you

[@jn3098]

What a great analogy!! My wife of 38 years just passed 4 months ago. Having a hard time coping. This really gave me some hope. Thank you 🙏

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Sorry to hear that ❤ Rest easy

[@pharneaux]

I've always loved this poem, and I've loved this piece of music for a long time also. My father just passed away, and this poem is so poignant and beautiful and you read it so well. Thank you for helping me in my grief.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thank you

[@pharneaux]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie Thank you. Truly.

[@captainsukycannon1167]

I’m heading to cemetery just now.. I wanted to hear some poetry to nourish me, and I search for poems for grieving and this came up. It is you came up. I have been listening to you for awhile and find your words, your voice soothing and embracing. I nearly died of a broken heart 22 years ago… thank you dear one.. many thanks

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Sorry for your loss, I hope they give you some comfort ❤

[@Pony-t9v]

The wonder of waves 🌊

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

My father has also passed...and this poem really hits the nail on the head of grief. 💔❤‍🩹

[@teeh1065]

Oh my gosh this is so true! I felt like a tsunami of grief would suddenly wash over me and sweep me out. Unexpectedly…but then I managed to go with the flow and let the tears fall. I still get small waves but now they’re followed with a good memory . Thanks for this ❤🤗

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Glad it brought you some peace

[@creativitylive]

How beautiful it is!😌

[@Ironmanjr99]

This is my reality right now. Thank you for finding the exact way to describe it. Having just lost our mom 2.5 years ago, the waves were starting to be 50-80 feet tall, but then we lost our dad this week... so back to just floating. The metaphor of waves for the periods of sadness with intervals for time to appreciate the cherished memories is exactly how it feels.

[@masonsullivan4853]

Two days from now my big brother was pronounced dead. (Last year) He was 26, me 23. I looked to him almost any time I needed advice or assistance. We were thick as thieves. Longest I went without him was 3 months. This last year has been tough. Im having a hard time coping with the loss. So here I am.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for your loss Mason, you hang in their and do your brother proud.

[@masonsullivan4853]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie thanks man. I’ve been trying to. To tell ya the truth though, his name was mason. We had a shared KZbin account That I can’t bring myself to let go of. Or change the name.

[@masonsullivan4853]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie as of recent my waves have felt at least 100ft tall almost ever single day. First year was coping, but I haven’t really been able to lately. Just the thought of him makes me weep. But this video helps, more than you know. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart

[@fillyhart4222]

Hang in there & take it one day at time. Its all you can do sometimes. You're not alone. Sending you a Big Hug.

[@nait7717]

Im so sorry for your loss, I lost my brother in 1 feb too, life never been darker, does it get better?

[@jensnider7648]

This is so beautiful. I am bawling as I write this as for me, my Mother just passed 2 weeks ago and I am currently drowning ... but this is just what I needed. Thank you "The Wandering Paddy"

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

❤️

[@trumpgirl9291]

Bless your heart

[@cristinaleet-xp6kc]

So beautiful and so sad at the same time 😢

[@tammyrenee64]

I've lost my daughter my mama my dad and my husband, my daughter has been gone 15 years now, I dreamed of her last night, I'm dreaming of her a lot, yes grief comes in waves, some waves are high, some waves not so high, and some days you get to walk through the puddles, God gives us rest 🥹🫶🙏✌️

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm so sorry for your loss ❤Thankfully the dream world can give us some peace.

[@chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom]

I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?….

[@jaredharris1940]

They haven't forgotten you either!

[@tammyrenee64]

@@jaredharris1940 thank you and I know they haven't, there probably laughing right now, they both loved Tennessee Vols and I have always been a Georgia fan, so yeah if Georgia loses, there gonna be laughing, wish I could watch the game with them 🫶✌️🙏 just one more time 😔

[@Jimmy-gk1de]

Believe me when I say this poem speaks the truth, it does get better, it never goes away truly but time papers the cracks, then in time all the hurt will be replaced by all the good memories, not the ones when they suffered or were in pain ❤❤

[@monacharmmai2211]

My mom passed 26yrs ago Feb 18th. I stumbled upon this on Instagram. It is so hauntingly true and beautiful.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for your loss :(

[@guapanelson9066]

Thank you 💕. I found my close friend dead in her house 3 weeks ago. And I'm still reeling. I miss her so much.

[@clarelwc2849]

Xxxxx❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@suzanpokluda6861]

Thank you for this beautiful poem. ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

You're welcome 😊❤

[@caroldevries4460]

❤this is so true indeed. I lost my dearest husband almost 5 years ago..I will love and miss him forever ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom]

I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?..

[@samkangal8428]

I hope we’ll meet them again in heaven someday .

[@lucyo4124]

We do, Sam....I went there once but couldn't stay. Our loved ones are restored in full health....and the love and unity there is beyond human description......the bliss.....I still get downloads now and then. I came back with the gift of painting..........and now know WHY I was told I was needed here.

[@samkangal8428]

It is good to know that Lucy😊

[@fisharefwends]

Wow that hurt. But so true

[@jeanettebranco1910]

Beautiful and so true,thank you for this great ,and meaningful video.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thanks for listening ❤️ hope it offers some peace

[@jamiemead6985]

My mom died on June 24th 2024. My long time friend sent me this poem. It's the closest thing to describe how it feels. My mom had terminal cancer. I knew it was coming. But nothing could prepare me. Nothing I could do to plan or expect. I have never felt anything like this ever, the closest person I've lost before now is my uncle and we weren't super close. But that still broke me. Losing my mom is so hollowing. Thank you for this poem!

[@BellyLaugher]

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[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@UniqueGeekFreak]

Beautiful 🥹 thank you lad for making me feel again 🤍 The backround music is called: "Happiness does not wait" by Olafur Arnalds

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thank you

[@triciahorton8398]

This is so comforting to me. Thank you. 💔

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

❤️

[@Allthatsgreen]

My dad passed last year and now my sister just a couple days ago 😢 this is so very true ❤ may everyone heal the way they need

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for your loss 😢

[@Allthatsgreen]

Thank you ❤️🖤💛🤍

[@Allthatsgreen]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie You really learn a lot about yourself when you lose your loved ones.....and how we let the silliest things get in our way 😔❤️

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

My beloved husband died on me 5 months ago from a heart attack. He was there then completely gone. This poem is just what needed. My heart is completely broken over his loss I miss you so much Handsome. 😢😢😢😢😢 I'm so sorry for all those who have lost loved ones.😢😢😢

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for you loss :(

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

Thank you for comforting us with your reassuring poem

[@samelis6546]

Struggling. I wish the waves would just wash me away. I want to just wash away into bubbles and air and nothingness.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@markrickerbyadventurestories]

Beautiful! Masterful writing. Thank you.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thank you

[@suzannebrady6201]

I lost my mother 27 years ago when I was 29. I have almost been without her as long as I had with her . I still miss my mom so much . She never got to see 3 of my four kids . My father died 3 years after my mom . He was 64 years old. I felt so alone , I was no one’s child anymore . My mom was an only child , my father had one sibling whom died a few years after my dad. Time softens the pain , but the “ waves” of sadness &grief still hit me hard.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for your loss 😢

[@gymrachel]

Being 'ghosted' after a devastatingly difficult month has been very hard. Looking to the future now.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@tatOOdLady19]

Nobody Loves like an Irishman...no truer words have been spoken. Only I never knew. He never told me while he was still here. But he tells me every day in many ways...through people like you.😢🎶🍀🇮🇪💚🎁

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@GaleHutton-bi4mi]

Anyone know what this music is ? Think its lovely

[@saritantelamo3779]

Vanilly Simataa Mbeha ❤

[@user-hf2se9wc4y]

Hold on to the waves ,flow with them,let be hugged by them,they sing and whisper just listen.Do not come ashore,ever....

[@greggarcia7324]

My amazing mom passed away last night. This is hard. I miss her so very much.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Sorry for you loss

[@greggarcia7324]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie Thank you

[@trumpgirl9291]

She loves you so much🩷

[@maarinesper3299]

My mom just passed last night. I’m drowning.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry for you loss my friend

[@sunriseschubert4391]

I know the feeling. 😞

[@etuveto]

😢❤

[@daveboivin8020]

Mine passed in August and Im with ya

[@martinriley106]

My Mother passed away 35 years ago at the age of 58. I’m 65 now and have never reconciled my grief and loss of her guiding hand. Much water has passed under the bridge since then and my only thoughts are that I’m am lucky for every day I have and I enjoy the small things in life.

[@NotYoung3592]

Very nice indeed

[@sophieturner4279]

My grandad passed last month and I needed this… struggling a lot 😢

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Sorry for your loss

[@elizabeth251062]

Such a wonderful voice ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thank you Elizabeth ❤

[@mariaturner8121]

Just found you on Instagram I could listen to your voice for hours so soothing ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Thank you Maria, welcome to the crew 🤘🏼💚

[@Liberty_Tree]

"The waves never stop coming, and somehow you really don't want them too" - Truth

[@SteveWyrick-l6s]

My 35 year old daughter died January 7,2024…I did too ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

❤

[@victoriabusche7314]

I'm so sorry

[@praktijkjoypowerelburgvand1104]

❤

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

Yes me too, 550days I have sobbed ❤

[@lanalou2749]

If grief comes in waves then become Poseidon!!!! Life will happen...so should you!

[@LauraBarwick-b8y]

l lost my dadwho l was close to 12 years ago wen l hear this song l know hes near me and reminds me hes never far away hes all by my side love u dad missing u xxxxc

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@TheWookster76]

Beautiful

[@AndersonHatfield-hk9qi]

Grief is the bill that comes due when you lose a loved one. Quite often, that bill feels like a 100 ton of bricks falling on you, or as this poem says. "100-foot waves."

[@MrsMagpie]

This is just how I am feeling just now like I'm drowning and everytime I catch my breathe another wave crashes down on me.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@coripoole8856]

One year ago my Daddy and my big Sister died. Just weeks apart from one another ... 2 weeks ago , we had to take my Mommy off of life support..

[@karirobertson9551]

Beautiful as always ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@joycegoes266]

Have you rememberd any person in the bible which God has given happiness when that person was sad or depressed? If you know then be encouraged with that. That god can make happy

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

BLUE IN MY HEART BLUE IN MY SOUL (❤)2006

[@macbeavers6938]

True, "The waves never start coming." Shakespeare knew grief. He lost his 11-year-old son "Hamnet" to the plague. His grief is well portrayed in this from his play "King John": Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do. I will not keep this form upon my head, When there is such disorder in my wit. O Lord! my boy, my Arthur, my fair son! My life, my joy, my food, my all the world! My widow-comfort, and my sorrows' cure!

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

Thankyou those words were so needed

[@macbeavers6938]

You are so welcome. It's been 10 years and a piece of my heart will never be returned, at least not in this lifetime. Sending you Love and Light❤ Adonai

[@ambikaarai4218]

I found this voice.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

So where is this lovely shore

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Its by Dún Laoghaire pier in Dublin Ireland.

[@Alexe829]

True

[@marikamcconachy3769]

Is there a version without the song behind?

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Do you need it for anything in particular? I Could repost a version without the music.

[@bigreddawn471]

🐝🧡🐝 23rd & last anniversary 🐝🧡🐝 Time for more love...less shipwrecks.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I hear you

[@carolmccarthy3126]

Thankyou this is me atm my husband ended his life by suicide in November and this is exactly how I'm feeling 😔

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry Carol, sending you love.

[@chrisjohnson9341atgmaildotcom]

I'm very sorry about your husband, trust me I completely understand how you feel, I felt the same way when my wife past away June 4th 2018 grief is hard to deal with but we learn to live with it, where are you from..?..;.

[@LunaKaze]

Two months ago I lost my best friend, some one who I loved and now I'll never get that chance to tell them how I felt, and it's been hard for me. But one day while doom scrolling through KZbin I came across this video. When I first watched it I cried so hard, but this video helped me realize that even though it hurts now and the waves keep coming, with time I'll slowly get better and be able to deal with the waves as they come and as the grow less monstrous. Thank you for posting this ❤

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@rachelmanzione2567]

My father passed Feb 21, 2019… right before my high school graduation. Then, July 28th, 2020, my Nana passed away. I had to moved to a new state to escape the drama. Suddenly, Feb 8, 2021, my dog passed away. Then, Dec 27, 2022, my grandmother passed away. I’m drained.

[@praktijkjoypowerelburgvand1104]

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[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Oh Rachel.. thats so much to take on board. I'm sorry for your loss. Sending you all the love.

[@radiantchristina]

where can i find this poetry?

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

My first book is available now for pre-order. If you search for James Mooney - The book of Truths.

[@radiantchristina]

@@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie thank you!

[@lars-gunnarronnkvist5116]

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[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@crazycatmum]

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[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

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[@saintguns6758]

To my beloved Wife of 40 years, June 29th 2024 will forever be the worst day of my life

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Rest easy ❤

[@WilliamEdelman]

Grief comes as a piteracq

[@r.lknight2716]

I miss my mother so much l lost her to suicide at 13😢

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

I'm sorry 😢

[@BUBBLESPOGO]

REVELATION 2:10

[@alanserjeant4947]

Don't labour the point. We got it.

[@WingDing-m1o]

Not a good day...death on thanksgiving and near it horrible day.

[@TheWanderingPaddyAKAJamie]

Sending you love ❤

[@flowersofthefield340]

.............. Alot of People Can Cause You Grief ....................... .THATS WHY I BOOKED ALL OF THEM INTO HELL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 DONT YOU JUST LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO RULE OVER YOU