The Memoir Of Ms. Butterfly

I am so proud of myself for having the strength to sit in my chair and write this without tears. Please don’t mistake the absence of tears as the absence of missing you — my heart screams for you every single day.

But tonight, the scream is different. It’s not only grief, it’s joy. Joy that so many wonderful things are finally happening to me, for me, around me. It’s wild to think you can’t be here to share in it, to be happy with me, to witness the way I’m growing.

I miss you in every breath, but I’m learning to let that longing live beside my gratitude. And maybe that’s the strength I’m most proud of — to miss you and still move forward.

BY: Ms. Butterfly Genesis