Someday, Maybe

by Onyi Nwabineli

Nobody tells you that irrational hope is a side effect of grief. And they should because it is dangerous.

I kissed his face because there is no easy way to articulate what it means for your loved ones to worry that your person’s ability to love you is limited by their inability to comprehend many of your lived experiences.

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the

messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”