Andrea Gibson Part 3

I will bother to write because Andrea Gibson no longer can. Their voice is gone from this plane, but mine still has some air in it.

Andrea wrote these poignant words shortly before they passed. 

"Dying is the opposite of leaving. I want to echo it through the corridor of your temples. I am more with you than I ever was before."

"I am more here than I ever was before. I am more with you than I could have imagined."

"I decided I was too soft to last. But then I decided to be even softer."

"You keep worrying you're taking up too much space. I wish you'd let yourself be the Milky Way."

"Andrea would want you to know that they got their wish. In the end, their heart was covered in stretch marks."

My social media feed is filled with Andrea's words. They touched more people than they could ever have imagined. Their voice will ring in our ears for years to come. Endlessly. Perfectly.

I am so fortunate to have walked the Earth at the same time as this human being. Their inspiration induces awe in me. So, considering that Andrea can no longer share with the world, I have decided that I will keep writing, for anyone and for no one at the same time.

If I feel like it needs to be written, there is someone out there in the universe that feels like it needs to be read. Artificial intelligence has nothing on me.

Thank you, Gibby. I wish I could have met you. The poets of this world will keep your flame alive.

Thank you for reading.