What Silence Feels Like

some silences stay longer than people.

Some people think grief arrives loudly.

But mine was quiet.

It sat beside me in empty rooms.

In untouched coffee cups.

In the silence after good news when I still reached for my phone to tell her first.

I think that’s the strangest thing about losing someone.

Life continues.

But a part of you keeps waiting for someone who’s never walking through the door again.

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