Anyone who has ever missed someone knows the feeling, like a part of themselves are gone.

It’s nothing concrete, like an arm or a leg, or even just a pinky toe. It’s a deep hole somewhere inside, like a part of us that is usually filled is empty and painful for it.

And this quote, by Mary Tall Mountain gives a certain sort of comfort.

“We never leave each other. When does your mouth say goodbye to your heart?”

Because it’s also true.

For those we love, those who have become a part of us, no matter how far away, we are still connected in the bonds of love, trust, passion…

And that is a beautiful thing.