The Kindest Lesson

The day Avery died, the world didn't stop. The sun still rose. Birds still sang. But my world collapsed. Avery was my best friend. I never felt so alive. I remember how they laughed like it was yesterday. Now I talk to Avery when I visit a rooftop. I know they can't hear me. But saying it out loud makes it feel real. Grief is love with nowhere to go.