26/04/2026
“Dear Mama,
I think if love had a sound, it would be your voice, you know… when you say my name.
I love you more than the whole sky, and if I could climb up there, I would break off a soft blue piece and put it in your hands, because you always give me your pieces, even the ones you should keep for yourself.
My favorite days are the quiet ones with you. Just us at home. I watch your face when you laugh, and I try to remember it forever, like taking a picture, so I never lose it.
When our shoulders touch, I feel like the whole world is just right. Like I am not just a kid in the world, but your kid. And that is the best thing to be.
Sometimes I see your eyes look a little sad or tired, and I wish I was bigger so I could carry some of it for you. I know you carry a lot. I would hold all your heavy things and tell you to go rest, and I would sit very quietly so you could sleep.
You always take care of me, even when you’re running out of energy. I don’t know how your heart does that, but I think it’s because it’s the strongest heart ever made.
If I could give you anything, I would give you a day where you don’t have to worry about anything at all. Just me and you, and laughing, and cards, and our little family.
Mama, you are my home. Not the walls, not the roof. You.
And I love you forever and ever, even past the sky.
Love,
Your boy”
