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Communication was solace for us both, but on days I couldn’t find the words to express my feelings, she recognized my despair in my silence.
One smile. One heart. One love. One body. One being.
She made me feel so fucking needed without being so fucking needed. And even if she was, that would be just fine with me. My life’s goal was to please her, lighten her load, and soften her life.
Sometimes we stand in our own way and hinder ourselves from the greatness we were destined for.
It was an insult for anyone to continuously mispronounce your government.
“Press play. Life is too unpredictable to hold on to any dream you have. Don’t act later… act now. Press play,
Tears are a display of strength, truth, and passion.
Until he was ready to give himself to me in totality, I couldn’t accept pieces and parts he wanted to lend for his personal gratification.
You left her vulnerable, exposed like a sitting duck, too worried about protecting her instead of teaching her how to protect herself. She never owned a gun, had access to one, knew how to use a knife to end a life, or knew how to truly defend herself. A hundred guns in the house, Malachi, and she didn’t know how to shoot one.
Tell him again
She was never prepared for battle because you didn’t prepare her. She never knew how to protect herself and she never knew she’d ever have to protect herself from the man you introduced her to as a kid and made her love as much as she did the rest of your family.
“I said I’m sorry. I love you. I’m the only nigga that’s meant to love you. I’m not going nowhere. You’re not going nowhere. It doesn’t matter where you run to, I’m coming to find you. Ain’t no breaking up, Aeir. We’re in this for the long haul. I’m sorry I hurt you. I won’t ever do it again. I won’t ever push you away. I won’t ever raise my voice.
“I won’t ever make you regret choosing to love me. I won’t ever let my pain touch your world. I won’t ever let you go. I’ve been a mess without you. I’m ready to clean up. I’m ready to show up. I’m ready to be that nigga you need, that nigga you can’t get enough of.
“But you didn’t lose your tenacity, your drive, your grit, or your grind. You took a break. You rested. We all need rest sometimes. It’s not the end. It’s usually the beginning of something bigger, something better.”
Grief doesn’t have a day, month, or hour. Grief doesn’t have a timeframe. There’s no limit to grief. It knows no boundaries.
