Garrett

An elegy.

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O child, my child. You are the painting I never finished.

You loved waffles. Sword fights. And dance competitions.

Bike rides around Lake Artemisia and trips to Rita’s Italian Ice.

I never got to say “I love you,” or “You changed my life.”

The coldest case of broken bonds no one foretold

But I sent my condolences down to Berwyn Road.

O child, my child. You are the painting I never finished.

You loved waffles. Sword fights. And dance competitions.

I miss you.

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Written by Devans Eli. Copyright 2023 by Devans Eli. All rights reserved.