Kathleen Jones

i know you’re somewhere close, i see you in every cardinal. when you show up on the playground to remind me to take a deep breath, or when you visited on graduation day. i see you in every sunrise, i think of you anytime i see a willow tree or eat a lemon cookie. as i age, i search for you in my own face. i know you’ll always be there, like you said you

but i still yearn to tell you things. i still wish you were here to see us all grown up. you always told me to email you as soon as i got a boyfriend, i wish you could meet him mimi. you would love him so much. i know you’re not far, i know you’re seeing all of this. i yearn for one more sunny day sitting by the windows in your chairs. silent, with just your soap operas playing and the birds chirping outside. i hope you’re not in pain anymore, i hope you’re able to run around without a care in the world. 10 years has managed to feel like a lifetime and a blink of an eye simultaneously. i love you so deeply, and god i wish i could tell you all this right now. it’s not fair.

❤️ your peanut