you want to vomit out the grief
you self-medicate
you feel pain…
you fear pain
everywhere you go
you stub your toe on pain
on people, places, things, movies, songs, TV shows, street signs, restaurants, parks, museums, beaches, trees, mountains, birds, fruit, games, cards, photos, furniture, neighbors, hymns, prayers, comics, Facebook, blogs, news, magazines, doctors, stores, churches, sidewalks, sculptures, ducklings, driftwood, boardwalks, Disney, dinosaurs, Sunday School, lawns, lakes, rivers, wishing wells, cats, gardens, autumn, spring, summer, winter, holidays, birthdays, islands, dandelions, clover, books, journals, computers, friends, babies, gluten
yes, even gluten
loss will enrage you
break you
burden you
enlighten you
pain teaches you
life is impermanent
you aren’t in charge and
can’t control
the choices of others
loss teaches you to pray
and then robs you of those prayers
loss is not merciful
loss bites

~ @DebiWoji