Reality can be terrifying for sound reason. Last night we received terrible news. I felt like I'd been punched too hard in the stomach to breathe. I slept fitfully. Today, I'm short of breath. Anxiety.
A friend's son had an accident. In the ocean. He did not survive. This reality is too cruel for the heart, the spirit, the mind, the body, the soul. And yet, the reality of death is part of life. For our friends, every parent's worst fear has been realized. A truth too painful to bear. I cannot imagine ...
Something flies in from out of the blue. Life transitions through horrifying change. That which was normal no longer exists for those whose loss is too agonizing to fathom by we who have no clue what to do other than minister to our friends' daily needs.
Desperate times call for desperate measures
Desperate times call for inner strength
Desperate times call for the fortitude to do the unimaginable
Desperate times call for accepting (?) the unacceptable
Desperate times call for long lasting support from family and friends
At times we all experience desperate times
And while life goes on and on and on
Normal will change again and again
Normal will transition into something different
Normal will never, ever be the same
For those who suffer irretrievable loss
All who hear of our friends' unimaginable loss are compassionate
Hearts sadden Heads ache Chests constrict Eyes tear No words
All who've felt the anguish of such an irretrievable loss are empathetic
Perhaps they have the words ...
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