Hunger

Eat, my child. Eat, for it you don't, you will starve. Eat for if you don't, you will die.

I have never looked at another being like I have looked at you. Eyes so full of love, soul so shattered when you left.

I remember when you took your first steps in this world, stumbling over your legs, falling and getting back up. You were ever so small, but filled with determination.

Remember when we would go to the sunflower fields, and sit down to make flower crowns? We tried making the crowns your size so they would sit on your head. You would give the brightest smiles, the loudest laughs. I would lift you into my arms and hold you up high.

That was all in the past though. Now you are nothing but a shell of yourself, slowly rotting away. My attempt at feeding you my affection is met with silence. I can do nothing, for my love is resilient, and now, it feels more like a punishment than a blessing.