Grief

But We Were Hoping

For the person whose hope did not arrive in the form they had already decided. The picture you brought can keep you from recognizing who is walking beside you. Curiosity is how the file opens again.

I Told Her the Angel Might Fly

For the parent who handed a child the thing they would not accept. He wanted the ugly gift gone. She came back in tears. Refusing a gift has a cost. Sometimes the child pays it.