I agree with @kiwideb! This may be the favorite thing I've read from you, sis. It sucks that the autovoter malfunctioned during this, and I wasn't back yet to manually vote on this opus. This was such a heart-rending piece. The first-person perspective did wonders for this. We could feel the emotion seep through every line. Framing it in the time it takes Howie and Ethan to get home was fantastic. My favorite line has to be:
It is the space between.
The placement of it was pure genius! It really encapsulated the deafening silence reverberating throughout the piece. The accompaniment sounds were inspired as well! I would resteem this in a heartbeat if I could, sister!