You said the best way to fulfill one’s Destiny is, sometimes, to transition into the next world, the next unfolding. My breath clenched with your words my stomach lurched — I wasn’t ready for you to go. Silence took the place where I wanted there to be more words, my words. Yet, there was nothing I could say, you had decided. I nodded and hugged you Good-bye.
First published on Elephant Journal.