A Six Word Letter
the words we say and all those in between the pauses
Dear Grammy,
I miss you.
̶W̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶i̶e̶d̶
̶s̶o̶m̶e̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ ̶k̶e̶p̶t̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶.̶
̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶w̶a̶i̶t̶—
̶S̶c̶r̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶p̶—
̶D̶i̶d̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶r̶u̶c̶i̶a̶l̶?̶
̶D̶i̶d̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶l̶u̶s̶t̶e̶r̶,̶
̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶c̶e̶a̶n̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶e̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶s̶w̶a̶y̶s̶,̶
̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶u̶p̶e̶n̶d̶e̶d̶?̶ ̶
̶W̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶
̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶?̶
̶W̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶,̶
̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶c̶h̶o̶o̶l̶,̶
̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶l̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶s̶i̶d̶e̶-̶d̶o̶w̶n̶,̶
̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶p̶i̶e̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶l̶i̶v̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶o̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶
̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶r̶h̶y̶m̶e̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶,̶
̶h̶a̶r̶m̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶r̶a̶z̶o̶r̶ ̶s̶h̶a̶r̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶e̶?̶ ̶
̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶I̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶ ̶m̶y̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶,̶
̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶o̶p̶s̶c̶o̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶c̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶y̶o̶n̶s̶
̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶e̶r̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶,̶
̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶w̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶I̶'̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶f̶a̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶i̶n̶d̶
̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶u̶p̶?̶
̶W̶h̶y̶
̶W̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶
̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶
̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶?̶
I love you.
Love,
Your Girl
About the Creator
R.C. Taylor
Part-time daydreamer. Full-time dork.
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Speaks truth about grief 😢