Mark Oliver's World

Posted: 08/01/2022

Two Years Have Gone

A poem.

Two years, now.
Wow, it went so fast!
Everyday I think of you,
everyday I miss you.
But the grief is easier now.

I don't find myself uncontrollably sobbing,
or suddenly bursting into tears.
The sad times come for sure,
but I can feel them coming.
THEY are not controlling ME.

Reading of others grief experience has helped me.
Seeing other people describe grief has helped me.
Seeing your photos on the wall has helped me.

Lighting a candle in your memory has helped me.
Watching TV & Movies that we always used to love has helped me.
Seeing your amazing nephew flourish, knowing you would be cheering him on has helped me.
Seeing your beautiful daughter, playing, talking and having so much fun has helped me.

I don't want to stop grieving,
I hope I never do,
that feels that I would be leaving you by the wayside,
which I can never do,
BUT I am growing around that grief.

I love you D!

Reading things like this, have helped me: A Twitter thread by @claremackint0sh

Seeing things like this, have helped me: Growing around Grief from "WhatsYourGrief.com"


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