grief.

Did you know when
you went to bed
on Friday
that it was the last time?
Did you somehow hold
him closer or
whisper a prayer?
Or were you as surprised
as we were?

Do you know when things are about to change?
At the end?
Do you hear voices you
don't understand?
Does your skin
quiver as the
angels draw near?

Where do we go from here?
Where are we
when the shock wears off?

There are so many cliches around death.
None of them
make any sense
when your heart breaks
inside of your chest.
Not one of them will heal it.

I know that if you could
you would say
It is so precious -
this life.
I know you would want
just one more day
as much as we do.

(A friend of mine passed away last night. I don't know where to put the feelings I have right now except here. Even though you don't know them, please send good wishes out for her husband and family - and then squeeze the one you love very very hard tonight. Tell them that you love them and thank them for being in your life.)

xo