A letter to my uncle -
Today marks one year since my uncle Alex passed. He was 45 and died so unexpectedly. Here is my letter to him.
Random but as I am sitting on my balcony, there is a fashion show happening on the rooftop across the street so I am basically at the box seats of the fashion show if you ask me lol oh Miami.
You know, your passing changed my life forever. Your nephew and I talked about it, it’s like there was a time before your death and after. Things aren’t the same anymore. Everyone misses you. There isn’t a day we don’t think about you.
You were the first person I have ever lost that was in my immediate life so it was tough. I have cried about your death more than I ever thought I would. I love you man. Thank you for always being an ear, always giving real advice and just being yourself. To be blunt your passing showed me so many new sides of you I never knew. I wish I could’ve known you better. It was so nice to see how many people love you. There were buses parked in front, hundreds of people, and everyone was so sad to lose you. In fact, the funeral home had to reprint more cards because 300 wasn’t enough.
Dude the day you were buried there was like wildfire smog in the sky…you couldn’t see the buildings and it was like one the most cookiest days when it comes to weather. Honestly, your burial felt so trippy. I never experienced anything like it. Random but I think it would’ve been so fun to do shrooms with ya lol
Ugh, Mami called me and took me off my writing groove. Well, I wanted you to know that you will never really be gone at least for us. Your family misses you so much. We feel incomplete.
I lit a candle for you, played Biggie and Jay-Z, and was reminded that life is meant to be lived and that we truly only have now. One of my fav things about you is that you LIVED. The photos we found, where did you not go to?! lmao.
I wished you we’ve seen the view from my new place. You would’ve taken so many selfies lmao. Love and miss you. Rest In Peace.
-your niece
PS: Out of ALL things in your closet I took your blazer, the one I think you wore to your daughter’s graduation, remember? Randomly it was the current fashion trend that fall - over-sized blazers.