I thought Iβd be good at grief. Iβd read the books. I had the language. But when the losses came, all I had was silence and soup. A personal essay about death, clarity, the people who vanish - and the ones who bring soup.
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@GolightlySabina "After a lifetime in love with words, I realised that sometimes, words are totally, completely useless. Beautiful, but useless. They can hold the shape of a wound, but they canβt close it.
No words indeed π
@Tina69911364 I absolutely swore that I wouldnβt get another dog after my old lady died & I lost my young GSD β¦ I lasted 8 months π€¦ββοΈ A 7 week old unwanted collie who was about to be shot by a farmer ended up coming home with me β¦