drafting a love letter to my grandmother part 2
Updated: Feb 23
hi grandma.
i hate that feeling when
you have a pit in your stomach
and the world is staring at you
extremely intently
because you just made a
small –– but significant –– mistake.
i’ve been feeling this way a lot lately.
you know this, but
i forgot to wish you a happy birthday.
it’s funny interesting since
i overheard my dad calling you to wish you
a happy birthday,
and i wondered to myself if i should join in
or pretend i didn’t hear.
i didn’t say anything at all.
is that what our relationship is like?
sometimes, i don’t know whether