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" grief is a house
where the chairs
have forgotten how to hold us
the mirrors how to reflect us
the walls how to contain us

grief is a house that disappears
each time someone knocks at the door
or rings the bell
a house that blows into the air
at the slightest gust
that buries itself deep in the ground
while everyone is sleeping

grief is a house where no one can protect you
where the younger sister
will grow older than the older one
where the doors
no longer let you in
or out "

Jandy Nelson , The Sky Is Everywhere


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Jandy Nelson quote : grief is a house<br />where the chairs<br />have forgotten how to hold us<br />the mirrors how to reflect us<br />the walls how to contain us<br /><br />grief is a house that disappears<br />each time someone knocks at the door<br />or rings the bell<br />a house that blows into the air<br />at the slightest gust<br />that buries itself deep in the ground<br />while everyone is sleeping<br /><br />grief is a house where no one can protect you<br />where the younger sister<br />will grow older than the older one<br />where the doors<br />no longer let you in<br />or out