Panting to help the dear ones and yet not knowing how, lest any voice bereave them… One who only said “I am sorry” helped me the most when father ceased — it was too soon for language. ~Emily Dickinson

These days, I can see

death hovering patiently.

Hope she unsees me.

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A friend passed away.

Shocking news hit hard and deep.

There were no goodbyes.

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I used to know him.

Bump into him every week.

Now he is no more.

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Life is sad and strange.

Comes and goes as it pleases.

Mute spectators us.

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When we lose loved ones.

Anguished cries deafen the skies.

Unbearable loss.

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Grief cries and life shines on — and hope paints a rainbow. ~Terri Guillemets

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