'you only know what you've got when its gone'
J Mitchell
at first learning
grief brings the un-returnable message
there is no un-reading
no un-learning
only unbearable immutable fact
in solitude there is no escape
in connection there is no solution
over time the seven stages are traversed
and while there can be no forgetting
with acquiescence
there can be acceptance
and with it
the gentle light of loss
to illuminate
the deepest gratitude
MChallis @ 2014
Nov 28, 2014
Nov 28, 2014 at 5:47 PM UTC
'you only know what you've got when its gone'
J Mitchell
at first learning
grief brings the un-returnable message
there is no un-reading
no un-learning
only unbearable immutable fact
in solitude there is no escape
in connection there is no solution
over time the seven stages are traversed
and while there can be no forgetting
with acquiescence
there can be acceptance
and with it
the gentle light of loss
to illuminate
the deepest gratitude
MChallis @ 2014
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