In grief and hope, maybe

Missing mom a lot today. Came across this poem titled How we Survive by Mark Rickerby while looking for something to mirror the devastation I am feeling today, have been feeling of late. And I did, there is no scarcity of that. The paragraph below hit me as I wanted it to and I cried…

Your empty sofa

Dear mom, you are so missed. Your absence is felt so acutely. The house feels so empty without you here sitting on your sofa. Tonight, the cat has commandeered your empty sofa. Curled up just where you used to rest your head. If I close my eyes real tight and pray harder than I’ve ever…