You see, there are different types of grief
the grief that pulls you under
when someone you love dies without notice
a sudden shock, no last hug, no last goodbye
a darkness without hope of light
then there's the sort that leaves you feeling worthless,
anxious, angry, a different type of black
because someone you were deeply in love with
has chosen to betray you
Grief for that moment, you finally wake up at fifty years’ old
and realize you have always had a strange feeling, and loneliness
around those you share the same blood with, trusted since birth
those who instead of shining light on you
have always left you in darkness
a revelation of realization, that's grief too
Grief, a word that can be used to describe
the deepest darkest moments of a human being
because once something or someone is lost
usually they can only remain in memory
memory that can burst with joy
or memory that burst your bubble every time it comes into mind
and for those who don't have memory
that's grief too, because the loss is invisible
you cannot remember what was, nor seconds after, what is
Grief, a word not one human can escape
even when we deny it's knocking on our doors or windows
our hearts and our minds, there is no escape
because once it's here, it’s here
I've learnt to embrace mine
because in the end it has no rules, there aren't time limits
it doesn't just pass because we decide
humans are far more complex than that
once the heart feels like it's been ripped into two
once you feel the excruciating pain and real feelings of grief
it takes all the time it needs to repair, slowly without a limit on time.
My ode to grief...
no one knows when the pain subsides?
I only know that eventually
there will come a day we rise from slumber
feeling better, fresher and brighter
because ironically…
Grief has its life span
and in the end even grief will die.
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Teddy.15 (
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A lovely view of grief that it too has its life span. Yes I too believe all things will die in time. Yes there are different types of grief and different degrees, one of the greatest griefs comes from regret. Lovely Teddy
Thank you with all my heart dearest sorrenbarret 🌹
My friend, I’ve walked with grief in its many forms too…and the way you embrace it here feels both brave and necessary. The close leaves a quiet hope: even grief doesn’t last forever. Amen. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛ Beautiful Teddy.
Ah it's very colourful isn't it my dear Tristan, thank you so muc my lovely friend. 🌹
Wonderfully written, Teddy. There is a lot to grieve about.
Thank you my dear Jerry, there surely is. 🌹
Wonderful words Teddy, grief has so many ways of affecting you, I know when my wife suffered and died from dementia but as you say grief does have a lifespan and although it is there in my memory the light has now shone on my new life with Mary.
Andy
Thank you dearest Andy. 🌹
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