Even though I didn't know M very well, I am also grieving.
I don't feel like I'm allowed to grieve for someone
I didn't know well because we're asked
to choose who we invest in.
We're asked to choose who is worthy of love.
M lived in my community.
I saw her every so often at parties, dinners, movies.
I love my community.
And therefore, I love her.
So of course I am grieving.
It is justified to love another human being for no reason.
My friends know how she lived and they will live instead.
When she was alive, she lived with my friends.
Together, they made all kinds of life.
And now she lives in their lives and can live with me.