say it. just fucking say it.
people whisper ‘i’m so sorry you lost her.’
(i know where she is).
we are all so afraid to say died and dead
we use words like gone or passed.
i assure you that the deceased one is quite present
to the people that buried him or her.
so just say it.
whatever it is, to whomever it is, whyever it is, however it happened —
say it. just fucking say it.