In a weak, scratchy voice, the words halting and almost unintelligible, he whispers, “It wasn’t enough.” “What? What do you mean?” I can barely speak, I’m crying so hard. My entire body is racked with sobs. When his lips move but no words come out, I lean closer, putting my ear near his mouth and begging him to say it again. On the faintest of exhalations, he does. “One lifetime wasn’t enough to love you.”
