The Death of My Mother, Helen Bland

June 4, 2018

Two years to the day, a grim anniversary. It doesn’t seem like that long, but still somehow feels longer.

A few days ago, a calendar reminder. May 31st. Would’ve been 71, if my math is right. It probably isn’t. I was never a very good son when it came to remembering things, and now I can’t forget. Funny how that works.

Time marches on. Always forward, forever trampling the present. Relentless. All we can do is look back into the distance as the current carries us ever onward, and watch what was once bright and big and here grow dim and small and there…until one day, it fades into the horizon.

After that, it’s only memories.

And we can never forget.

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