21 Day Challenge | Day 18 | All the Right Things

18. All the Right Things

A card came
in the mail.

It did not say “I’m sorry.”
It did not say “you can try again.”
It did not say “at least you have your daughter.”

It said,
“the loss is more painful than
anything.”
It said,
“I know.”
It said,
“I want to cry when my son
wishes he had a brother.”
It said,
“He does.”

It said all the right things.
And I am thankful.

21 Day Challenge | Day 17 | If I Were To Look Into His Mind

17. If I Were To Look Into His Mind

He says he’s
fine.

Ok.

Well, sad,
of course.

But ok.

His face is carefully
blank.

I do not
know
if he is
or is not
as
he says.

I wonder what I would
see
if I were to look into his
mind.

21 Day Challenge | Day 16 | Creation

16. Creation

The urge to create is
inexorable, unyielding.

Jewelry, afghans, cookies.
Dinner, ornaments, clothing.

An insatiable craving to bring
something from
nothing.

Art, quilts, poems, notecards.
Curtains, pillows, bookmarks.

Anything
to prove
that this person,
this broken person,
can bring something
into the world.