It's coming...

I just work from a long nap, my chest aching, tears burning in my eyes. That hasn’t been an uncommon occurrence since all of this began, admittedly, but this time was different. Instead of curling into myself, my arms feeling the emptiness of your absence, I felt you there with me, felt you moving closer. You were in the words I clutched to my chest, the words that had sent me to sleep, your words. I could see you there, smiling, tears in your eyes, as I told you over and over how beloved you are to me, starting with the day your hand finds mine, and I pull you into my arms, a day that I know is coming. I could hear the whisper of your voice so close that it felt like we could touch, though you are still just out of reach. It’s coming, my sweet girl. The first day of our long, beautiful life is coming. Until then, I love you, and I will be right here, now and always.