One of the neighbours we connected with was a family from the Netherlands. Their lives mirrored our own as they too had recently relocated with a toddler in tow, exactly the same age as ours...
We met, a unit. Things progressed. New challenges, fewer meetings, simple distractions…
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The flights were long, the jet lag even longer, but the airplane itself was home…
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I hugged her goodbye and left for the train station. It’s been a year since and that was the last hug I would get from her…
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The fog was heavy over the city, and the morning doves softly sang their tunes repeatedly…
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Isn’t that always the case? You plan for life to go a certain way, only for it to forge its own path…
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Even though my grandmother has been diagnosed with dementia, she still proudly kits up with her 'wedding purse' on her way to the bank, or to the grocery store…
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Why does ‘see you later’ make eyes sting…
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While waiting for information about her funeral, I found out it was already taking place and I would miss it…
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With a deep breath, I’m ready to fly…
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My mind practices the process of letting go, adapting to change and saying goodbye continuously…
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The memories of the last goodbye would come flooding back — the guilt that I hadn’t embraced the moment, the feeling of contentment that I had made friends for life, the experiences I had locked into my memory, and most of all, the sadness that this all was all coming to a grinding halt…
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You and I were practically joined at the hip. For every joke I heard, you laughed at the same point I did. Our humor was like honey poured into a biscuit, where each half reopened to show a mirror shape. You and I fit, we stuck together, we clicked...
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