Old friends

This past weekend I got together with an old friend, we met downtown at a market in Toronto. I was super anxious before I went but then I saw my friend and my anxiety melted away and we reconnected beautifully, we caught up on each others lives, I had such a wonderful time. Much to my surprise she brought up my mom, and what a kind soul she was. It really touched my heart, it’s rare anyone talks about her, and in the years after she died she was brought up negatively during family gatherings, I began to question my own reality. I remember her being religious but also very kind. I watched her visit seniors, welcome everyone, start a free clothing room for the poor, even after I left home my friends would still visit her. She was kind hearted, that’s how I hold her in my heart, and it was so nice to hear her described that way by someone outside of myself.