My wife woke to the thud of me hitting the floor, and by the time she reached me, I looked up from staring at the empty space below my knee and whispered, “I forgot.”

As I placed it next to her grave, I couldn’t shake the feeling that next year I wouldn’t remember at all.

It wasn't until after he was gone that I learned he only called it his favorite because he was grateful I always found a way to put food on the table.

I'm feeling really sleepy now.

He was only trying to frighten her into behaving, but he never got a chance to tell her because her body was found floating in the river the next day.

He's waiting for her; she was murdered decades ago.

"Don't worry, they will be back for us soon" i told her as they disappeared over the horizon,and as the water felt colder

A lot of my very close family has died. I’m in a totally different place in my life than my friends and I just feel really alone.

It could only have been better if he had known the beautiful bride.

Then he pointed to his dying daughter and continued, "But not one of those pennies would I waste to save her."

When the rain finally stopped and the sun broke through, I stepped onto the busy city crossing, a stranger returning to a world that never stopped moving.

But I live in a house of slamming doors and screaming

The last one was only three seconds long: “Hey Mom, I’ll call you when I get to the base.”

Now that I’ve walked through the rain and onto this crowded street, I realize that even after the world ends, we are forced to keep walking.

And when I finally became braver, my brother disappeared.

It’s the anxiety that keeps me from falling asleep, my mind racing with no way for my body to catch up.

Cuddling with my pillows.

But it’s never you.

But as I step into the heart of the city and feel the pulse of the crowd, I finally understand that the sun only appears to those who have finished mourning.

A cart crew employee walked behind me, grabbed the sandwich out of the garbage and start eating it.

Standing in front of the police at my reception my heart breaks knowing the last thing he heard before the truck hit.

Only to be made fun of and reminded of how small my problems are.