GRIEF AND GRIEVING Grief and grieving changes you;It scours bits of you that you hold personal;And makes a home out of it;It has you on chokehold;And threatens the end of all that you hold dear and sacred; But I guess;We have to figure out a way;We have to take it all one day at a … Continue reading GRIEF AND GRIEVING
Loss
STAGES OF GRIEF: ACCEPTANCE
“Stages of Grief: Acceptance, is a piece I wrote a while back when my Dani died. It’s a piece that tries to dissociate from the pain of grieving, through appreciating some of the fond memories that defined parts of our relationship. It’s a small tribute to the woman I called my grandma.” STAGES OF GRIEF: … Continue reading STAGES OF GRIEF: ACCEPTANCE
THROUGH DISTRACTIONS
THROUGH DISTRACTIONS There was a time we dealt with pain and grief,Through distractions;And seeing myself now;None of that has changed; I worry about my avoidance behavior;My way of trying not to deal,Through distractions;And I wonder what will happen when it all bursts open; Wounds we never tender nor take care of;Parts of ourselves we abandon;Just … Continue reading THROUGH DISTRACTIONS
FAMILY MATRIARCH
FAMILY MATRIARCH One of the things worse about grief;Is how empty it leaves you feeling;The changes contemplated;The memories left behind;And the more I could have done; Last of your generation;And the one who kept it all together;What happens now when you are gone;And people fall apart?You are the glue that kept us together through your … Continue reading FAMILY MATRIARCH
MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
“My Once Special Person, is a piece that addresses old hurt, and why it took so long to really heal and deal, with that hurt that came from loving someone, who you gave special bits of yourself to. It looks at some of the causes of the anger that remained, and the hurt that was … Continue reading MY ONCE SPECIAL PERSON
MAY DAY, MAY DAY
MAY DAY, MAY DAY Even as we seek distractions;And hope for warmer and chilled days;I hope we’ll be okay;And hope we’ll be able to always keep your legacy; May 26 be somehow kinder;May the lessons learnt never be forgotten;May we learn to live with death as we do life;May we run our race too as … Continue reading MAY DAY, MAY DAY
A VERSION OF LOVE AND ALL ITS FEELS
A VERSION OF LOVE AND ALL ITS FEELS To be here and loved,And felt all that we felt; To have found grace,And beauty; To carry all that we were forward;Having experienced us; The little memories;That will always define us and this period of our lives. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
OSIEPA
“I know what it was like for me; having a friend to your soul; it was beautiful, and I liked every moment of it.” This is bits of what it meant to have you in my life, and I would do it over and over again, countless times, across different lifetimes. OSIEPA I can’t imagine … Continue reading OSIEPA
SEEKING ACCEPTANCE
SEEKING ACCEPTANCE What scares me,And hurts me,Is how much I’ll crave and miss you,Once you are gone;And once you can no longer be mine. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN
HOLLOW
HOLLOW It was a hollowness,Like nothing we had felt before; But we allowed it to stay,And make a home of us; We gave it space and shelter,And hoped this way, we would find respite; I think this is what loss is;It has to be felt and addressed. TO HEAL A BROKEN HEART LOVE & PAIN