Surrender

“Let’s wait a couple days,” the doctor says. Instead, I stare into the static screen breathless and sinking. Longing to re-ignite the tiny flicker of life that danced among the shadows. Rational me knows when to admit defeat, to forgive my heart’s surrender. I wake up to red.

Catie Daly is a New Jersey mom of four who loves reading, writing, and nachos. catiedalywrites.com