Eventually, it will understand that this loss can’t fit inside the structures that used to be. It will have to make new pathways, new mental relationships, wiring this loss into the person you are becoming, every day. You aren’t crazy. You aren’t broken. Your brain is busy, and it will simply take a while to come back online. Eventually, your mind will realize that car keys do not belong in the freezer. Eventually, you will read whole lines again, whole paragraphs, without having to repeat the words to yourself so you understand.
