In light of the events of the past month, I have written a poem underlining the emotions associated with loss. Everyone's experience with loss is different, so I hope, if nothing else, this can maybe shed some light on the processes of the human brain.
Stages
the five stages of grief -
denialangerbargainingdepressionacceptance
many many meals
on
many many wheels
the doorstep always
afoot
the door creaks in
the door creaks out
i breathe in
i don't breathe out
depressionbargainingdenialacceptancanger
a brain like a scrambled egg
eggs like a broken heart
hearts like a brain
beating life out of us
certain words lose meaning
acceptancedenialbargainingangerdepression
wearehereforyou
imsorryforyourloss
i feel
Nothing