Jamez Sitings: Grieving Is Weird (Upon the Death of Annais Melson)
Grieving is weird
It hits you in waves
The first wave is numbing
it can last for seconds
or days
weeks
years
forever
never know how long it’ll last
It’s passage is always shocking
Catches you unaware
Leaving you in tears
which is the next wave …
Tears
Uncontrollable
Inexplicable tears
I don’t understand their intensity
their ferocity
My body heaves
Sighs
come out as screams
Mourning is like a flame
that starts at your feet
then reaches your heart
and let’s itself out through your head.
Then it passes
leaving silence
making way for the next waves
of numbness
of tears
the waves of memories
unfolding
good times
bad times
that made up a lifetime lost
And the tears come again
this time with quiet feeling
reflection
sincere sense of loss
You tell yourself
“Life goes on”.
and
life goes on.
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