| Life goes on, but does it really? The sun rises. I check off boxes. Same cycle over and over Then yet another loss happens, and a shift occurs around me. I barely even notice it. It's happened so often before. This time my struggle to move on reveals itself to me through tears. Emptiness rises within me, and it nearly overwhelms me until the shifts reveal their truth. Each shift has created distance – emotional distance, that is, separating me from the loss. The wave of losses hits me hard as the shifts begin to dissolve. Remorse, sadness, and hollowness flood my soul followed by longing. I long for the words left unsaid, the quality moments I missed. Life goes on, but it's up to us what it looks like and how it feels. We must face our losses in life And find the gift of love in them, the opportunity to grow. © 2024 Dannye Williamsen |
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