My Hope For You
Upon Our Permanent Parting
I hope that you learn to seek.
To find calm.
To find peace.
To find quiet.
To find release.
I hope that you learn to love.
The Sunshine.
The rain.
Yourself.
The terrain.
I hope that you learn to live.
With the world
With the weather
With the unexplained
Without a tether.
I hope that you learn to wonder.
At the simple
At the complex
At the tone
At the context
I hope that you learn to stand
Up for others.
On solid ground.
In the storm.
With the profound.
I hope that you learn to lay.
Without fidgeting.
In a soft bed.
Down your weapons.
With someone close instead.
Down in bed.
I hope that one day,
You learn that every fight is not a war
That, not every battle is win or lose
That, not every person is an enemy.
That you're not the only one who gets to choose.
I hope for all of this,
Knowing that I will never know,
If you chose to reap,
Or you choose to sow.
I loved you truly.
I loved you deeply.
I loved you as hard,
As I'll love your memory.
About the Creator
Paige Graffunder
Paige is a published author and a cannabis industry professional in Seattle. She is also a contributor to several local publications around the city, focused on interpersonal interactions, poetry, and social commentary.
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