Page 26 of The Wrong Heart

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Apr 25, 2021, 10:33 PM

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Unperfect

Zephyr,

I’m sorry it took me so long to reply. I was trying to find the perfect words, until I realized… you’re right. There’s no such thing as perfect. There are only words and what we take from them. So, here are the unperfect words I have for you today.

Grief is a mechanical bull.

You can hold on as tight as you can with white-knuckled fists, clenched teeth, and tears biting at your eyes, but you’re destined to lose your grip. You’re going to get thrown.

And when you hit the ground, it’s going to hurt like hell.

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