Tuesday, March 30, 2021

For Michelle Malay

When Our Hearts Break

Those whose love comes so freely to us in word or deed have no idea that they also put in place the pieces of our heart when it is broken by their loss. Our hands become empty; the space inside where their love fits becomes hollow with only echoes that we try to grasp in thought and in little meaningless things that we still try to do to touch that love again. We remember their words, their actions, the laughter they gave us and the thoughtful things they did just for us that no one else saw. We stand empty, but move us and listen for the rattle of the pieces of our love. We can’t put the pieces back together again. All we can do is cover our faces in tears and try to breathe. May God comfort those who mourn for no other loss is as deep as the loss of life itself from someone who loves us.


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