words, to keep

written on December 5, 2021

when you asked what it’s like when you die, 

i think it’s like this

when it happens, you won’t be able to see your mom and dad. 

and they won’t be able to see you. 

but they will always be there. 

– and i’ll always be here?

yes. you’ll never stop thinking of each other. you’ll never stop talking to each other. 

you’ll just be on a different side of the room. 

– mommy, daddy, can you hear me?
— we can hear you, little one.

i can hear you too