When love lies
I had picked them up on the way here, the soft fragrance a small comfort amidst the storm in my chest.
“Mom…” I whisper, my voice trembling. “I know you would’ve wanted me to… to be with him, to try, to forgive. But I can’t. I’m done. He’s caused me too much grief, too much… pain. I can’t anymore. Not for him. Not for anyone who doesn’t see me. Not for a family that… that never really saw me.”
I lay the lilies gently on the grave, the petals brushing the engraved letters. They feel alive against the cold stone, like a small piece of her is here with me.
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