Grief - it never ends, but changes.
To help with my own grief and those who I encounter, I have started a grief support group. I am part of a club that I don't want to belong to, but it makes my heart ache to see others suffering. Helping others, helps me through my struggles of grief and I hope it is helping them as well. I am constantly researching, attending seminars, webinars, reading, etc. on grief to better supporting others as well as myself.
This poem below is from one of my activities that I participated in during a wellness session of a meeting I attended. It was not a grief- based activity, but I used it as a tool to pour out my emotions and feelings.
Here is the 5- minute Free Write Word Prompts activity. The words used were:
Encounter, after work, morning routine, nature, animal, sharp, soft and a road.
You can use any words for the prompts, but here is my poem stemming from those given to me.
Driving down
the country road
I think of
relaxing soft furry throw
Wrapping
around me, comforting me
As I read my
daily readings
I see the
birds in the trees
But the pain
is like a sharp knife
With the
reminders of his smile, his strength
Now all is
gone and perished into dust
Only his soul
and memories
Bring the
tears to my eyes
And fear to
my heart
His voice is
still in my mind
Gone too
soon, gone with the wind
If only I
could keep driving, straight back to him and see his smiley face
And tell me it is all a bad dream
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