loss
Grief poem
Today I dare to feel
As though I matter
Emotions pretty rife
With memories to scatter
Today realisation came
I share you — too soon?
I ask is there judgement in here
As you sit in another room
Today sadness began to show itself
Expecting me to cry a river
Whispering these words
It’s okay, I’m here
Today I remember
Saying your name
Speaking fondly of you
Wishing you didn't go away
Today I sit and feel
All the feels in my heart
Dreaming of the times
We were never apart
Today I have to accept
What we had was special
Ours to treasure until the very end
That I’m no longer in peril
Today has to be guilt free day
It has to be a shift the shame day
Because I’m not the one to blame
A day I’m no longer fearful of your name
Today is today, a day I hold you
In my thoughts, I hold space
For me too, reminding myself
Things take time — life is no race
©D.Reay2023
I wrote this poem after a tough therapy session, where I try to understand and process my loss and grief with the help and support of my therapist. 7 years ago my heart was broken into a million tiny pieces when I lost my best friend to Cancer!
This poem is dedicated to somebody who meant absolutely everything to me — For you Wendy!!!
