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A Six Word Letter

the words we say and all those in between the pauses

By R.C. TaylorPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
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A Six Word Letter
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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

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R.C. Taylor

Part-time daydreamer. Full-time dork.

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  • Alexis Dean Jr.12 months ago

    🖤

  • C. H. Richard12 months ago

    Speaks truth about grief 😢

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