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Words Unsaid

By Katherine Wu

What if my grandma were still alive?

Perhaps our communication would be through a plexiglass wall.
My broken Chinese words trapped behind a mask.
Never the words “I love you”.

I didn’t yet understand that loved ones can vanish in an instant.
I had always assumed they would be with me forever.
I was wrong

Katherine Wu is a premedical student at Rice University and wrote this work as a reminder to cherish the loved ones around us.

Posted on October 5, 2021

Filed Under: 4 - 55 Words

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