It’s lonely here
Without them, my stories transition to memories
Without them, the laughter falls on deaf ears
The silliness isn’t so silly anymore
And my smile feels forced
It’s lonely without them
The one who needs no introduction because their personality is so loud
The one whose laughter was formed through sadness, but it brings joy to those who are privileged to hear it
The one who is so authentically kind that you can feel their positivity when they enter the room
It’s lonely starting over, but I can
It’s hard finding more like them, but I’ll try
It’s sad and it hurts, but I’ll smile more, and I’ll laugh harder
It’s not easy, but I won’t stop trying to feel whole again
It’s lonely, but one day, it won’t be