Dear Dad: A Dream Letter of Grief & Unspoken Love Meaning & Interpretation

"I sat at my desk. I was writing a letter. It was for my father. He passed away last year. I wrote, "Dear Dad, I miss you so much." I told him about my life. About my new job. I told him I got married. He would have loved her. I wrote about my mother. She was doing okay. I asked him if he was proud of me. I wrote and wrote. The letter grew long. I wanted to tell him everything. I wanted him to know. I put the letter in an envelope. I wrote his name. I walked to the mailbox. I put it inside. I knew he would never read it. But it helped. I sat on the grass. I looked at the sky. I talked to him. I told him I loved him. I felt tears on my cheeks. I did not wipe them. I wished he could write back. I wished he could hug me. Then I woke up. My eyes were wet. I looked at my desk. No letter was there. But I felt a little better. I let some pain go."