~Grief Poetry~

There is a time for tears.
When your heart is too full of sorrow,
they begin to flow,
as naturally as rain from heaven.

There is a beauty in tears,
a rightness about them.
They should be shed proudly,
for they show how much
you have lived and loved and lost.

Tears honor our loved ones.
There is a sacredness about them.
Each one is a prayer that only God can hear.
The soul could have no rainbows,
if our eyes could have no tears.

~Author Unknown~

Go ahead and mention my child
The one that died, you know.
Don't worry about hurting me further
The depth of my pain doesn't show.
Don't worry about making me cry
I'm already crying inside.
Help me to heal by releasing
the tears that I try to hide.
I'm hurt when you just keep silent,
Pretending it doesn't exist.
I'd rather you'd mention my child
Knowing that she has been missed.
You ask me how I'm doing
I say "Pretty good" or 'Fine".
But healing is something on-going,
I feel it will take a lifetime.