Grief Bites!
Today the grief comes in waves.
No triggers of a Memory this time -
His toothbrush in the
Bathroom mug-
Or the empty wheelchair,
The socks tucked in his sneakers,
Next to the bed
Which I cannot bear to move,
Or a favorite song -
But a sudden rushing torrent
Of tears that began last night
And continued this morning
For no discernible reason except to--
Fill the fathomless void of
Unbearable
Emptiness and silence;
The loneliness and Pain of
Separation.
No longer distracted by
Gratitude to family and friends for.
Messages of support,
Paperwork done,
Tidying up the home,
Condolences come and gone -
Reality splits my composure.
One half wants to move on
Thinking I'd be stronger
The longer time passed
At last could decide
What should go
What to keep.
The other half weeps at
Facing the future alone
Nobody home, but Me
The decades of We as a Family,
Becoming history--
To which I can never return
But in memories.
Despite the love that burns
In my heart,
It's terribly hard to accept
We're apart.
But This Now is the Hard Truth.
An Ineluctable Fact.
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