The Day Everything Changed

The day Skyler died, the world didn't stop. The sun still rose. Birds still sang. But my world collapsed. Skyler was my sister. It was the best time of my life. I remember their warm hugs like it was yesterday. Now I talk to Skyler when I visit a bookstore. I know they can't hear me. But saying it out loud makes it feel real. Grief is love with nowhere to go.