Sleep well

Been needing a fair bit of comfort lately.
Been needing all my people around me.
Some of my people are a world away,
some not in this world at all.

So today
I redrew some words I wrote a while ago,
to remind me that no matter how big the distance between us,
the people I love and who love me
are with me,
right by my side.
Always.

My mother sent me a text once.
Sleep well, I am still here.
After she died, I drew her words into an artwork
to give me comfort in my grief.
From when I was a small girl,
she told me she would be with me all the days of my life.
Turns out what she said was true.
It's just that now she's in the ether
and I can't hold her hand and she can't call me baby.
She's still with me though.
Every day
24 fcking 7.
And I am so grateful for it,
and I need her so badly right now.

Anyway, this is for you too.
If you need comfort like I do.
If you need to know they're with you.
If you need to know you're not alone.

Take care of yourself, eh.
Take it easy
and take it slow.

xxx