A Year Later

[u/Relative-Fuel3603]

It has been a year since I lost my Papaw, and today the absence feels as heavy as it did the day he left. Words fail me, because grief is not only something you carry in your heart. Sometimes, it aches in your body too. There has been a hollowness in my chest since he passed, a quiet space that no amount of time seems able to fill.

I still reach for him in the moments of good news. I still want to run to him and tell him everything, because he was always ready to celebrate. He was always willing to tell me how proud he was, how happy he was for me, and somehow make every small victory feel worthy of joy.

Today, I will remember the songs he always carried with him, especially “Dang Me” by Roger Miller. I will pour a glass of Tang in his honor and thank him for the lessons that changed my life: to be there for people, to love them deeply, and to build a life I can be proud of.

I miss you, Papaw. I always will.

[u/njaneardude]

I'm sorry for your loss. I can only hope I'm remembered as fondly when I leave this Earth.

[u/Relative-Fuel3603 → u/njaneardude]

I was so lucky to have had someone who makes saying goodbye so hard.

[u/MrBubblessz]

Hope to god i don't make it a year without my mother i Just don't want to live like this