Thank you for honoring those lost to the horrors of this world and carrying their stories in your own. Thank you for giving voice to others who have survived these horrors. 🖤 The power of writers.
This is a hauntingly beautiful dissection of how memory overwrites reality. The way you transitioned from the "hemlock and pine" back to the "gravel" of the desert illustrates that for the survivor, time is not linear. It it is a time loop. In medicine, we call it PTSD.
You ask if you are the one living, but survival is merely a suitcase you never unpack.
The rain here does not wash away the desert but only feeds the seeds of ghosts in your garden.
We do not survive to forget
We survive to be the lungs for those who can no longer breathe. Your house is not haunted, soldier.
It is crowded with brothers waiting for you to pour the drink.
This was beautiful. "Rain, like death, is supposed to mean something" hit me hard. I'm glad you see your brothers in arms smiling. (If only sometimes.)
Thank you for honoring those lost to the horrors of this world and carrying their stories in your own. Thank you for giving voice to others who have survived these horrors. 🖤 The power of writers.
This is a hauntingly beautiful dissection of how memory overwrites reality. The way you transitioned from the "hemlock and pine" back to the "gravel" of the desert illustrates that for the survivor, time is not linear. It it is a time loop. In medicine, we call it PTSD.
You ask if you are the one living, but survival is merely a suitcase you never unpack.
The rain here does not wash away the desert but only feeds the seeds of ghosts in your garden.
We do not survive to forget
We survive to be the lungs for those who can no longer breathe. Your house is not haunted, soldier.
It is crowded with brothers waiting for you to pour the drink.
Thank you for this beautiful and careful response.
A great homage in writings.
This was beautiful. "Rain, like death, is supposed to mean something" hit me hard. I'm glad you see your brothers in arms smiling. (If only sometimes.)
Beautifully written thank you for sharing. Thank you for your service.
😘😘😘😘
Veterans and their families, peace be upon you.
Roman, thank you for sharing this personal, yet universal, tribute.