the reflex to turn and say their name when something ordinary happens, only to hit the solid wall of their absence

The Light Remembers What Eyes Cannot See

The afternoon is long, and it is full of ordinary things that suddenly demand to be shared. A bird lands on the sill.

A joke lands in the quiet. And your reflex is faster than your grief — you turn to say their name, only to hit the solid, silent wall where they used to be.

That turning is not a mistake. It is the light inside you remembering a connection that death could not sever.

You are looking for them because the love that bound you is still alive, still active, still reaching. The absence is real, but so is the bond — the light does not forget what the eyes can no longer see.

The wall is not the end of the conversation; it is just the place where you learn to speak without an echo.

Drawing from

John 14:18, Thomas 77

Verses

John 14:18, Thomas 77

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