Tag: sadness

So, I’ve been gone too long and it’s complicated

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So, mom got sick. I tried the best doctors and took her to one of  the best hospitals on the east coast and she passed away in May because she was too ill by the time I found out in January. I has to fight every step to get all of the things given to […]

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So, why do I pause?

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So why do I pause? Why do I stay away? Why can’t I talk or be the same person? I have lost. I have battled. I have cried. I have fallen down.  I have wept. I have prayed I give up. I triumph. I falter. I flail. The pain sears. And then it heals. Loss, […]

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So long overdue for a poem; I’m drowning in disbelief

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I’m drowning in disbelief. The queen of my story is gone. Never to return until the ethereal event in the sky. My reason for being and my reluctant best friend. At times we seemed like foes, the ties were superhuman. A true ally in my life won’t be a part of my daily. I drown […]

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So, apparently no good deed is true- a poem

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    Frustrated to the brim is how days are ruled Running is a dream but leaving is not a choice The need to cry is great but I cannot reveal the tears Like the boy crying wolf, with each time meaning less Trying with might to suppress the flow of sorrow After all, life is good, […]

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    So, mom is very ill and I am scared!

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    So, yeah, my mom has a brain tumor. A glioblastoma. The words you NEVER want to hear about yourself or your loved ones. It is all encompassing. The foreign term has clouded my thoughts and jaded my faith and shook me to my core. Since hearing this on January 24th, so much has happened. A […]

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    So, Silence is the fix

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    Silence or withdrawal Though worrisome to some Is often the remedy to woes. Inability to express feelings When the mind is askew Keeps chattery mouths at bay. At times no words help The plea for understanding too great Some just can’t comprehend. When processing pain The level of hurt is hard to relay A select […]

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