Grief
Grief is
pain, deeply imbedded,
rising to the surface,
unexpected,
quick,
sudden.
Grief is not
self-indulgent,
self-absorbed,
selfish.
No, it is none of those.
It is connection
with our lost past,
our lost hopes,
our lost people.
When grief comes upon us,
the cause is often
just a word,
a flash,
a note.
We do not sit and wait
for its visitation.
It takes us unaware;
washes over us.
Time is of no consequence;
images may even sharpen, in time.
I believe it is a continual process,
one grief enfolding into the next.
Once it has occurred,
it is part of who you are now.
Do not abandon it;
do not believe you must.
Allow it to enter,
experience it,
remember all of it.
It is yours.
SKS
February 14, 2008
October 5, 2009
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