A Flame That Flickers Out Too Soon

Lucey.
There are some things that words cannot comprehend. The situation we are in is one of them.
Yesterday, your father had a stroke while working at the shop. Mrs Alexander called an ambulance, but it was too late. He was... he was a flame that flickers out too soon. I'm so, so, so sorry, my love.
He's gone.
Love, Mam.

"How come we can eat salad but not grass?"
~Taylor Swift~