Death of a Loved One

"In December, bereavements caused me to suffer. It was a tipping point where all the things I'd coped with, suddenly I could not cope with as my emotional connection to all things, overwhelmed me. Every pain of every person, cut me up and I felt powerless. Through the gloom, beautiful things occurred. As my vision enhanced, magnified were huge currents of love sweeping us all along when we all stand together to celebrate a life." Quote by Poet What do I grieve It's loss Loss of the strands that connect the strands that made me me and them them It's the tiny unravelling sections Of a tapestry still being woven The clear image that is destined to be lost to time To happen over and over The new section of tapestry doesn't wait It doesn't allow time for grieving Time marches on I'm part of the section that's unravelling next I know the same will happen To the perfect pieces appearing And I grieve I grieve for the impermanence Of our time together It's seems insurmountable To suffer this way But you look back on the tapestry And gaps from lost strands Strands that were once where I am now Those that saw what had been and What was to come And held fast despite the knowledge So they haven't truly gone Each time you touch a life You leave a lasting impression I perceived a tapestry With missing faces Connections forgotten But I'm built from the bonds That came before The hands that Held the hands That held my hand Now I'm holding hands Building the bonds And holding together Whilst the new tapestry forms Until my face and my strand disappear Followed by memory of me But the bonds stay strong Because I was there when I needed to be My hand in theirs, passing it forward 3rd Place Death Of A Loved One Poetry Contest 30th March 2023 Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker