Day By Day, Life Goes On

After I showered, shaved and got dressed.

All I wanted to do was hug the people that I knew loved me.

I visited my mom for the first time in five years.

I hugged her a lot.

I cried.

I hugged my father for the first time in over fifteen years.

I hugged one of my best friends for the first time since we graduated.

I hugged my brother.

We both cried.

I wanted to hug Frankie.

I wanted to cry with him.

But I couldn’t.

So I hugged the rest to make up for the fact he was missing.