Gift As Curse
Gift As Curse
Right now
immediately
after Mother’s
death, our family
dynamics hold up
such that each of us
can grieve both together
and alone, that is up until
Gift As Curse
Right now
immediately
after Mother’s
death, our family
dynamics hold up
such that each of us
can grieve both together
and alone, that is up until
The Double-sided Coin of Grief
Just before 5, I opened my eyes to see Greg, sitting at the end of the bed putting his shoes on. And I began to cry.
He turned around to face me. “What’s wrong?” he said.
“It stopped hurting.” I answered softly.
“Stopped hurting?”
“My incision.” I lifted my nightgown to reveal my scar, still darkened by pooled, clotted blood beneath the surface.
Tragedy Passings are some of the most difficult passings to heal from. We wonder if our loved one suffered at the time of their passing and because we place so much focus upon the moment of their passing, it is as if we are stuck in that moment, trying to i