Have you ever missed the way your child used to run into your arms—
even though they’re just in the next room?
Or maybe you heard someone laugh downstairs,
and suddenly remembered how you used to laugh like that too.
But now, before you can enjoy anything,
you have to take care of everything.
You're not even sure it's sadness.
It's just... quiet.
Too quiet to ask yourself, “Are you okay?”
And maybe, sometimes,
you still think about someone
you haven’t talked to in a long time.
You don’t owe anyone an answer.
You don’t have to be ready.