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An Open Letter To Loved Ones That Have Passed On

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An Open Letter To Loved Ones That Have Passed On

Dear loved one,

I know that it was your time to leave, but I don't understand why you had to go. We had so many good times together. We laughed and we cried, but more importantly, we had loved. You were part of my family. I loved you. If love were enough to keep you here I know that you would live forever. This was not something easy. You left a foundation for our family. You left behind a legacy and a world of people who love you. Why did you have to go? I know you are always with me, but to never see you smile again, to never hear your laugh or hear your jokes again, that is a pain you have left us with. I can't blame you. You didn't choose to leave us, but you had to go. No one will ever be able to replace you in our eyes. Nothing can erase any of the memories we had shared. I have cried far more tears over losing you then I ever did when you were alive.

You left behind a world of people who love you. If I could, I would give anything to bring you back. I would do anything to hear you laugh again or to hear your jokes. I know I would like to think that I left nothing unsaid, but in my heart, I know that there were things I did not say or did not say enough. I should have said I love you more. I should have told you how much you truly mean to me. I wish on so many levels that I could just spend even one more second with you. I know people say that you are not suffering and that you are in a better place. I know they say this to comfort me, but in all honesty, the only thing that comforts me is when I think of all the good memories we share. I want to cherish these and hope that they are enough to make you live on in my life. I want to take that foundation you left behind and build on it. But most importantly, I want to make you proud of who I have become.

You are forever loved and forever missed. I know it was not your choice, but why did you have to go?

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