Wednesday, February 18, 2026

I Didn't Just Lose You

 
Found on the Book of Faces under The Pooh Lover.

Maybe I'm saving this because my friend Gary just lost his wife.  The one he spent a lifetime waiting for.  The one he will spend a lifetime missing.

Maybe I'm saving this because I fear experiencing his fate.  Losing my beloved bride wouldn't just be losing a partner.  It would mean losing in integral piece of what make me who I am.

Maybe I'm saving this for day when memory truly fades and I'm looking around for someone familiar in a sea of faces all claim to be friends or family and in whose faces I experience only vague recollection.

Maybe I'm saving this for you, my unknown reader, so you will know that it is OK to miss someone with all your heart.  Your world has changed.  And it will change again.  And so will you.  And while there will be someone missing in your life, you will still be here.  You too will be missed in turn.  So stay with us.  Be the place that feels "like home" for someone else for as long as you can.  And then a minute more.