Freckles and Misery

I saw something really sad today. A shiny new car with a sticker in the back passenger window with a girl's name and the date of her birth and death. She was nine when she died this year. What a strange way to commemorate someone, I thought. It looked weird in an everyday place where you'd expect an 'I've been to Flamingoland' sticker. It reminded me of those Gillian Wearing photos where people carry signs showing what they're really thinking. Like a sign stuck on the car saying 'everyone inside this car faces loss and heartache every day'. Strange and sad.