How do I explain A grief that was never mine But it’s your birthday And I don’t know what to say Except I wish you were here I wonder about How different life would be If you had stayed A few weeks might have changed The direction of our lives But now I don’t think…
Tag: grief
This Is How We Grieve
Last night We brought out our old photo albums And spent time flicking through The sepia toned smiles of our bloodline This is how we grieve. Grandma’s middle name was the same as mom’s It was Virginia And there, That’s mom before she got sick She was beautiful Now this is all we have left…
Who I Was 