Where Does Love Go?

Maybe it depends on how it starts, or not.

Mary Lou Heater
Middle-Pause
Published in
3 min readJan 28, 2024

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Photo by David Brooke Martin on Unsplash

I’ve long espoused that love is energy. Chemical. Electrical. Thermal. But does that energy dissipate over time? Does the fire turn to ashes as the flesh turns to dust?

Where does love go when we die?

I still say I love you, Brian. Sometimes in my head. Sometimes out of my mouth. The words mean more to me…

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Mary Lou Heater
Middle-Pause

Doctor of Nursing Practice specializing in adult mental heath, aging and addictions. Writer, lover of words, and ideas.