It doesn’t matter that the echo of their high-pitched and pure laughter still bounces off the walls of my memory.
That the pitter-patter of their small cherub feet still resonates along the foundation of my heart.
I still have to move along this life
Without those versions of them.
Crying alone in the thick nostalgia of it all.
And all I want to do is go back and relive one glimpse of what I used to think was the hardest part…
About thisnest
The Sparrows are happily married, and the parents of five children. Donna and her husband Antonio are college sweethearts who also raised his seven siblings, many with special needs, for nearly two decades. Along the way they have navigated the ups and downs of being a blended, black, white, and brown family. Donna celebrates each day of blessings and embraces her family’s “interraciality” through poetry, anecdotes, and glimpses into her beautifully chaotic life on her blog at www.ThisNest.com
