for me the reality of Prince's passing has finally set it... I feel so empty inside... I am proud to be a fan and always will be... I think my life is defined by his albums... 80's summed up my teenage years, 90's was my partying years...2ks is my becoming a husband/father... I know his commercial status dropped off many years ago and i took great pride with his SB and RRHOF performances or anytime he would show up at awards shows and get standing ovations..people other than his fans RESPECTED the man and his talents... now to hear/see his name in memory or in a past tense really affects me...I am going to miss this man...for all the joy he brought in my lifetime and to know all I will have is past memories... the day he died, so many of my friends said you were the first person i thought of when they heard the news... I am sure it will get better...but...damn it Prince...why did you have to die??

No, I'm not ready to accept it. Just those words together seem unreal, impossible really. No. Those words do not belong together. "Prince" and "die" just no. No.

I also refuse to say, can't bring myself to say those words. Don't know if it would make it even more real or why, but I just can't. Can't imagine crying any more or harder than I already do. It's hard when nobody around you understands. I miss you so much beautiful one.

I agree. It's such a heartbreaking, soul tormenting loss! He was such an amazing person, not just an outstanding artist and creator. He wanted to quietly make the world a better place. Just beyond sad...

It's so terrible to have to say prince "was" this or he "did" that. I started a memorial page years ago on Pinterest where I would put deceased artists pictures, but I just can't put Prince's picture in there yet. I just can't.

mimi1956 said:

I also refuse to say, can't bring myself to say those words. Don't know if it would make it even more real or why, but I just can't. Can't imagine crying any more or harder than I already do. It's hard when nobody around you understands. I miss you so much beautiful one.

Yep same here - nobody understands - even I am surprised by my own level of emotions

I ask this question daily. I still don't use the past tense. I use "is, has", etc. I just can't physically say he's gone. It still hurts immensely and it's just unbelievable really.

leslievette said:

I ask this question daily. I still don't use the past tense. I use "is, has", etc. I just can't physically say he's gone. It still hurts immensely and it's just unbelievable really.

^ This. Right there with U. I can't stand seeing the magazine covers with 1958-2016 esp if it has the dates, I refuse to even type that, it does something too painful. Even when looking up the BET thing to record as soon as I saw the description with words like "tribute" and "the late". As weird as it is to say I almost half expect him to pop up in a puff of smoke saying his famous "I am here -where R U!?" with that smirk on his face.

Still processing it.

Gawd damn now you have me crying again...quit it

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

It's still hard to truly fatham.....

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