Departure
The morning you left, the air in the kitchen didn’t just move; it thickened, turning into a substance I had to breathe with effort. I looked at the mug, the one your lips had just touched, and I saw it not as a vessel, but as a limit. My fingers traced the rim, searching for the ghost of a contact that was already becoming a memory. To wash it was a ritual of violence and grace. I scrubbed meticulously, attempting to cleanse the ceramic of your existence, as if by erasing the physical stain of you, I could perform a … Continue reading Departure