Life can be too short
justam
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Got a message the other day
my sister’s husband has aggressive cancer
a type that is always fatal
I have to talk to her this weekend and
what do I say?
what can I say?
“Life can be too short.”
Tell her we’re here
Tell her we love her
But what else?!!
I don’t know.
Out of the blue it happened
they are without offspring
People say that loved ones who die stay with us
And that may be true to some extent
But you can’t have a conversation with ‘em
and any love left is one-sided
This “hold ‘em in your heart” pacification is like
being given a single cracker when you’re starving
so much less than nourishing
the lack of response from a buried person is so LOUDLY silent
I don’t know what I’d do if her experience was mine
It’s terrifying
In one day:
Lose your best friend, lose your love, lose your daily companion
Move him to the hospital and know he’s never coming home
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The shock of her loss
it makes me appreciate the give and take of relationships more today
The back and forth of two-sided love
We can’t take it for granted
For one day, someone of 2 will be left with the
crumbs of a magnificent meal
a bunch of old photos
and a bed that is bigger than one person needs