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maybe you, too, have felt this thing called grief. maybe you, too, can find an anchor in love.

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I will hold onto the memory I’ve constructed of you in my mind, for as long as I can, because it’s all that I have.

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My dog brought us closer and filled in the gaps of our family with love, laughter, and most importantly, hope.

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Our minds have tricked us into believing it’s better to hope than invest.

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My grandmother still tried her best during these times to make sure that my brother and I didn’t lose our Christmas spirit. 

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It is incomparable, and I am guilty of it. 

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I’ll never get used to that empty chair at the table on the holidays, and I’ll never get used to being a motherless daughter. 

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Loneliness will set up camp in the walls of your soul and give new meaning to a feeling you thought you’d known before.

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Maybe I still can, even if you can’t see it or hear the thank you.

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There are pieces of you inside of my heart, reminding me to love myself, to respect myself, to stop being so damn hard on myself.