GRIEF AND DESPAIR
Is agony
Is misery
It grabs you and won't let you go
You think.
It feels like you might die.
But you don't
You feel sad
Unmotivated
You want to scream
Then you do scream
You yell
You let your anger out
Sometimes at the people you love
Sometimes at the animals you love
Sometimes at total strangers
Sometimes at inanimate objects
Maybe you drink or take a drug
Don't
It will make it worse.
Then you remember
You're strong
People have suffered worse
And survived
So can you.
You fight
You are strong
You feel better
You feel worse
You feel better again
You appreciate what you do have
You find a reason to carry on
You stay focused on the present
The grief will never completely leave
But you survive
You are strong.
Forever