| My daughter’s birthday was last Friday. She would have been 26. 26! It is surreal. Also surreal? My girlfriend was fired from her job for calling in sick Sunday. She was pissed and hurt, at the same time. She was so close to relapsing it was scary. Wanting to relapse. Cursing recovery (She had worked in a recovery facility). I had a friend of hers come over and we convinced her to give it a day and look at it again tomorrow. It’s more scary today. Because she hasn’t been home. Hasn’t answered her phone. She answered a text message. She told me she went to Orlando, And would be back tonight. She has an aunt there. She also has so much more there. That she doesn’t need at this point. But she might want. And while waiting, Dying, for something to live for. The pain in my brain My daughter’s gone now, another year, Life isn’t always tied with a bow, |
Hello fear
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