“Love can only be what’s real.”
- Asia Aneka Anderson 2015©
- Asia Aneka Anderson 2015©
This New Phase Of My Life
I’m still processing. I’m still dealing. I’m still going through a
day to day routine as if everything is fine. I don a smile, I pop some
happy pills, I make nice, and I carry on. Inside everything is still and
silent. I keep going because when everything stops I’m reminded that he
is no longer here. It’s been over two months and already business as
usual, but how else are things supposed to be? One still has to make a
living, be social, and take on opportunities. I am still here. My heart
still hurts so much.
Recently I attended a comic convention in Chicago. It’s the first vacation I’ve had in ages and was so desperately needed. For that moment in time the sadness had escaped me. I was able to feel joy for the first time in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but there was a moment, while looking through my pictures, that I thought to myself “I can hear my dad’s laugh if he saw these.” The fact that I could clearly hear his laugh let me know that…
Recently I attended a comic convention in Chicago. It’s the first vacation I’ve had in ages and was so desperately needed. For that moment in time the sadness had escaped me. I was able to feel joy for the first time in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but there was a moment, while looking through my pictures, that I thought to myself “I can hear my dad’s laugh if he saw these.” The fact that I could clearly hear his laugh let me know that…