To Saffie

Dear Saffie,

I was dancing in my basement tonight, and an Ariana Grande song came on.

I thought of you right away.

I've been thinking of you a lot lately.

Suddenly, there you were!

You were dancing with me.

All smiles.

All joy.

Your enthusiasm made my heart burst.

You twirled around next to me.

And in the blink of an eye, the vision of you disappeared.

Miss Roussos you were adorable.

And I tear up when I think of you.

But it is you who reminds me that I must keep spreading love.

Right now, where I live in the US, things are not looking very kind or loving.

Hatred has erupted.

We have a horrific president who burns my ears and mind when he speaks.

Saffie, I promise I am going to do all I can to carry out love and kindness.

The world clearly needs more of it.

Your own life was taken out of an act of hatred.

And more than anything you deserved to live.

Everyone at that concert deserved to live.

Everyone deserves to live.

Every life matters.

Things need to change.

I heard you wanted to be famous.

And I heard you were confident and sweet.

I heard that your smile was infectious and you were quite the little dancer!

You will no doubt be in my heart for as long as I live.

And feel free to pop in my mind when my heart needs a hug.

I hope you're well up there little one.

Keep smiling on us.

 

Kathryn

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Truly beautiful
Heart wrenching
Gut soul searching
Wonderful

[Chris]

A person's FEAR causes many things... some even unforeseen.

[emmajoy]

What to say. Your words pay tribute.. are a memorial... but even more, your love, your tears pay special homage.

'Everyone at that concert deserved to live. Everyone deserves to live.'

Seems you're left with precious thoughts and observations of that terrible and evil event. But even more you have near hunger to find the sweet and good in life. Perhaps to replicate the innocent charity of a little girl who wanted to fly with sunbeams and stardust. And tragically now is.

Dear Lord, this is such a beautifully sad post, Kathryn.

[Kathryn Smith]

Thank you Emma. Ive tears in my eyes reading your review. Hugs!

[emmajoy]

Your words say so much..

[NMakanju]

So sorry for your loss; your words were beautiful and I agree this word needs a whole lot of love.