for Linthi

How do I say goodbye…

you weren’t just someone I loved

you were someone I reached for

without thinking

You knew everything

the unfiltered version of me

the moods… the silences

the things I never explained

and you never needed me to

With you

I didn’t have to try

Your “good morning” messages…

I’d roll my eyes sometimes

and still… wait for them

You were always proud of me

in that quiet way

like it really mattered

I would call

cry… rant… laugh

sometimes all in one go

and it was easy

because it was you

Your kindness

your softness

that was just who you were

But it’s the conversations…

that’s what I’ll miss the most

the random calls

the nothing and everything

Now there’s just…

one more hollow space

Heaven has you

and we’re here

learning what that means

I will miss you…

in ways I don’t quite have words for yet