Thursday, April 12, 2018

A letter to my son Emanuel

Dear Emanuel, my son,

     How do you say goodbye to a person that meant the world to you? How do you say goodbye to a person that you never had a conversation with? How do you say goodbye to a child that never took a breath? I do not know, son. I’m trying with all I am to keep the gift of hope, that your conception gave us. I am failing, you were my hope, the hope of your family, a symbol of love and perseverance. The family motto after all is ‘Never give up’, and I think in that too, I am failing. I do not know how to live with these failures as I do not know how to live without you. You were my shield of light against misfortune and tragedy. And now, now that shield is gone and I am left vulnerable to this despair. I will promis you that I will go on and on. It may be as a sad person, but I will step forward into the future, along that darkened path.

Your sad and loving father,
Jason




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