Some feelings don’t fit on a card.
Too tender, too deep,
too much for letters.

This gift guide is for them—
for the emotions that spill past language,
for the warmth that can only be given,
not written.

unfinished card
u̶n̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶w̶r̶i̶t̶i̶n̶g̶
missing words
a̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶t̶a̶k̶e̶
crossed-out line
a pause
a̷ ̷m̷e̷s̷s̷a̷g̷e̷ ̷t̷o̷ ̷m̷y̷s̷e̷l̷f̷
warmth of hands
inner code
f̶r̶a̶g̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶i̶n̶g̶
imprint of a moment
u̷n̷s̷e̷n̷t̷
stayed inside
ready to come out