All Unsent Messages

Thank you for the quiet courage, and it startles me that you won?t answer. I hope you?re loved where you are. I won?t rewrite this again.

I am packing the almosts away, and I pretend the universe is listening. I hope you keep the light you found. I?m learning to be gentle.

I reread the last thing you said, and I am learning to carry this gently. I?m choosing to breathe without you.

I fold the ache like laundry, and I practice the right words in the mirror. I?ll walk forward, softer than before. You don?t have to answer.

I?m sorry I kept score, and I am learning to carry this gently. I?ll remember you on quiet Sundays. I?m learning to be gentle.

I am packing the almosts away, and I keep asking the moon for advice. I?ll keep the window cracked for luck. You don?t have to answer.

I mistook silence for peace, even when the room is full of people. If this reaches you, know I tried. That?s okay.

Thank you for making room for me, and I still don?t know who I am without you. I?ll put the phone down now.

I read our old messages out loud, and somehow the world keeps happening. If you ever need me, I?ll understand if you don?t call.

Thank you for the warm tea talks, and I still don?t know who I am without you. Maybe in another life, we make it. I?ll keep making tea for one.