Monday, August 27, 2018

Grief

It’s not even my grief 
and it haunts me
Not my story
Not even in my lifetime
But, it lives inside me each day. 
Somehow
 my mother 
my father 
Survived 40 years
Lived 40 years 
Smiled and loved 
For 40 years
Raised two children 
Missing one child 
Perfectly 
Healthy
Toddler
With 
Beautiful 
Brown 
Eyes 
GONE 
From a sweet boy
22 months old 
to a memory
One day here
the next day 
Gone
as time can heal us 
it can be a cruel reminder 
that the fear
doesnt go away
the sadness
is
the reality 
is
Grief knows no boundaries
Grief doesn’t go away. 
We become a new version
of the person 
that death left us
As anniversaries approach
the sting 
the memories
The reality of it all 
Is that grief 
Is the greatest 
most painful
selfless 
act of love 
we can give
love that never 
ceases to exist