Five Steps

I’ve been told there are five steps of grieving Each one I walk for miles ~~~~~1~~~~ Numbness is the first in the chain And, shock is supposed to help ease the pain You can pinch me, and I will not feel it Number one is the pit I am in ~~~~~2~~~~~ Yearning and anger are around the corner I do not see me in that state of being Anger is something I do not feel How can I be mad at someone who was not well? ~~~~~3~~~~~ Despair, sadness, and withdrawal The thunderstorms move in I am stuck in one and three Somewhere, deep, deep in me ~~~~~4~~~~~ Now, I am supposed to let positive emotions begin Reorganize, more enlightened, although grief can still set in The tears will lessen, my well will dry They will not see me cry ~~~~~5~~~~~ Letting go and moving on! Is the last phase, I am told My interests will return, sadness will lessen, behold... But, how will this happen? When I have one and three, still on my back to burn. ©Holly P. Moore November 2012