Normalizing Grief

By Sherrie Cassel

Normalizing Grief

By Sherrie Cassel

I do well to manage through the day,

each

and every day.

Eight years have

passed and though my mood be light,

my heart is constantly weighed down

with grief.

I miss you.

Smiling is something I learned as a child,

smiling through the drama, smiling

through the trauma. I can smile even though

my heart is shattered and my

soul,

the purest part of myself

is now marred,

I must push on!

I do not take lightly the effort it requires

to remain functional though my heart

is

                breaking with every beat.

I miss you.

Healing is bittersweet. I want to ache

in proportion to my ability to remain

                sane

with a heart, and a mind forever changed by

                grief. Today, tomorrow, and forever,

as I work to reel it in, I will become its tamer.

In my hands, grief is calmed

to a manageable level.

But

                I

                                Still

                                                Miss

You. (Rondo)