Sometimes
I hate myself a little
for still grieving
one universe
when I’ve found another.
but universes don’t
replace universes, don’t
you know?
they are their own entities
entirely unique and
special
and whole in their
ownness
and of
course I’m still
grieving,
who wouldn’t?
you can cry and laugh
at the same time,
don’t you?
endings and beginnings all
bundled into
one.
I forgive myself.