Communication
Write. Rewrite. deleted. Write again.
Send for edits. To someone else. Not ready to send Yet.
Waiting for confirmation. “Does it sound ok?” Am I ok? Am I too much?
Will my words matter? Be enough. To cross this divide.
Send.
Wait.
Check.
Is it delivered? Is it read? Is it received? Is it understood?
Just a simple “I love you.” A tiny “I miss you” written in Reminders of holidays and birthdays and Empty spaces at tables.
Days pass. Not read. Undelivered. Unease. What if.
A creeping horror held at bay By familiarity.
Seven days. Waiting.
“Read”
And it’s enough.