It’s my first holiday without you.
Everyone’s here
Just like last year,
But your seat is missing.

Trying to be thankful ...

The sunset you painted for meLooked beautiful today.Almost as grand as the sound of your laughAnd as bright as that ...

Pitter-pattering rain fallsSome rejoice, but I stallTrapped in my headAnd the waves of emotions. The sky finally feelsLike someone somewhere ...

The waves of lifeAre crashing on me.With each toss and turn I find myself in, I’m struggling:It’s getting harder to ...

Small hands in mineGrow too quickly.Little lips, now big smiles,and many memories. Little curlsTo shoulder-length hair—I wasn’t preparedFor the time ...

Looking back on memories past,My chest tightens upWondering how much time we have left,And why life won’t let up. Sickness ...

I’ll miss your smileAnd your beautiful face,Bringing a kind of joyNo one can replace. My Grammy, great grandmother,Five generations long—Leaving ...

Baby smirks to toddler smiles.All our firsts togetherFlew by too fast. Life changes quickly:A year of beautiful memoriesQuickly fading, too ...

Grief sits in my chest,Slowly digging a holeThat’s getting deeper and deeperWith each unknown. No answers in sightBut with every ...

First it was a look,Then a stare across the room,Before mustering up all my courageTo go over and say hi ...

My deepest insecuritiesAre fuel to the flame.I can’t breathe with the accusations—Suddenly I’m the only one to blame. With heavy ...