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A Six Word Letter

the words we say and all those in between the pauses

By R.C. TaylorPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
A Six Word Letter
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Dear Grammy,

I miss you.

̶W̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶d̶i̶e̶d̶

̶s̶o̶m̶e̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ ̶k̶e̶p̶t̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶.̶

̶I̶ ̶w̶a̶n̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶w̶a̶i̶t̶—

̶S̶c̶r̶e̶a̶m̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶p̶—

̶D̶i̶d̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶r̶u̶c̶i̶a̶l̶?̶

̶D̶i̶d̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶i̶z̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶r̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶l̶u̶s̶t̶e̶r̶,̶

̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶c̶e̶a̶n̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶e̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶s̶w̶a̶y̶s̶,̶

̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶g̶r̶a̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶u̶p̶e̶n̶d̶e̶d̶?̶ ̶

̶W̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶

̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶?̶

̶W̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶d̶a̶y̶,̶

̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶c̶h̶o̶o̶l̶,̶

̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶n̶’̶t̶ ̶w̶a̶l̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶o̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶s̶i̶d̶e̶-̶d̶o̶w̶n̶,̶

̶b̶r̶o̶k̶e̶n̶ ̶p̶i̶e̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶l̶i̶v̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶o̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶

̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶r̶h̶y̶m̶e̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶,̶

̶h̶a̶r̶m̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶r̶a̶z̶o̶r̶ ̶s̶h̶a̶r̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶e̶?̶ ̶

̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶ ̶I̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶c̶e̶ ̶m̶y̶s̶e̶l̶f̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶o̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶,̶

̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶o̶p̶s̶c̶o̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶c̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶y̶o̶n̶s̶

̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶l̶i̶f̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶d̶ ̶e̶r̶o̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶,̶

̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶w̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶I̶'̶d̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶f̶a̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶i̶n̶d̶

̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶n̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶u̶p̶?̶

̶W̶h̶y̶

̶W̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ ̶k̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶t̶u̶r̶n̶i̶n̶g̶

̶w̶i̶t̶h̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶

̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶i̶t̶?̶

I love you.

Love,

Your Girl

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About the Creator

R.C. Taylor

I write to invoke, to process, to honor, to resurrect, and—sometimes—to grieve but, above all, I write to be free.

Follow along for stories about a little bit of everything (i.e. nostalgia and other affairs of the heart).

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  • Alexis Dean Jr.3 years ago

    🖤

  • C. H. Richard3 years ago

    Speaks truth about grief 😢

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