Whoever said it got easier with time was wrong, death never got easier. The pain dulls around your heart, numbing the spot the deceased inhabited in your chest—but it was never easier. Loss was still loss—a physical pain, a hurt that reaches deep inside you and smothers your soul, forever indenting their memory. —Kelsie Leverich in The Valentine’s Arrangement memory soul pain heart loss Copy link Share Facebook X / Twitter Tumblr Email