Pen Pal

by J.T. Geissinger

I read somewhere that grief is more than an emotion. It’s a physical experience, too. All kinds of nasty stress chemicals get released into the bloodstream when a person is grieving. Fatigue, nausea, headaches, dizziness, food aversion, insomnia… The list of side-effects is long.

“Even small dragons can still breathe fire.”

I know the shape of your soul.

How naïve we are when we’re young. How easily we trust that the sun will keep rising and setting, warming our days. And what a terrible blow it is to discover it isn’t the sun that makes things bright, but the people who love us, so that when they’re gone, everything is plunged into darkness.

“Don’t know about that. You come up with some pretty creative stories every month when the credit card bill comes and you have to explain why you spent so much on Amazon.”

The most relatable line I’ve ever read. 😂🫣

“But you don’t have to be scared. I’ll catch you when you fall. I’ll always catch you.”

“And I love my sweet little rabbit, who made me grateful for every day I walked through hell because that dark path eventually led to her.”

“You found me,”

“I never lost you. Who do you think has been ringing the doorbell this whole time?”

I told you I’d wait forever if I had to.”