For Jessica, Unknown to Me
News came from the family
that my cousin's child had died.
A routine surgery, an air embolism,
and gone.
I never met her.
I don't know why there's now
an emptiness,
the loss of something
I didn't know I had.
Oh, Ellen... My condolences.
ReplyDeleteThinking of you tonight. And of your cousin. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteHow sad and shocking. Of course you feel a loss. I'm so sorry, for all your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this. I feel the same way. I don't know if it is because the loss was so sudden, or reading the tributes and notes on the funeral home website, but it really has been difficult dealing with a feeling of loss of someone I never met. The best thing we can do is to remember to pray for the family, and especially her dear husband. That brings a measure of peace to me. We cannot help them through this difficult time, but we do know the one Who is able to do so.
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