#190 / 2011 Winter: Santa Fe

MY POEM ABOUT GRIEF
#190

My empty room in Santa Fe

Unknown quote:

Shoulder it long enough and any weight you carry 

becomes the length and breadth of what you are.

Grief is work, it has weight.

It is a burden to bear

that can become all consuming.

Avoid letting your grief become

the substance of who you are.

Without acknowledging

and abiding with  your grief,

it will only grow heavier

until you are immobilized.

Pick grief up, like a small child

and hold it close to your heart.

Abide with your grief,

nurture it and it will follow

a natural course

and grow independent of you.

by Pamela Hirst