Another season, another month,Another day, another second—Your memory remains,Never to fade, despite your absence. The flowers bloom, and with time,So does my spirit. Little by little.I look back more fondly,My soul less heavy, though still heavy. Grief is a weird thing.It feels so close, then far again,Then creeping in like ...

New year, new me…Just not in the way I once hopedAt the beginning of 2025. New year, but no better—Disappointed and grieving.Last year put us through the wringer. New year, and I’m brokenFrom the losses and woesThat hit me like a freight train. New year, and I’m just surviving…But even ...

It’s my first holiday without you.
Everyone’s here
Just like last year,
But your seat is missing.

Trying to be thankful today,
But you’re not here—
It’s weird
And I really miss you.

The conversation is empty around the table
Without your voice,
Or your laugh,
To fill the holes in our hearts. ...

The sunset you painted for meLooked beautiful today.Almost as grand as the sound of your laughAnd as bright as that smile I miss everyday. Nothing could’ve prepared meFor this pain in my chestThat hasn’t gone awayEver since you took your last breath. I know you’re not in pain anymore,And with ...

Pitter-pattering rain fallsSome rejoice, but I stallTrapped in my headAnd the waves of emotions. The sky finally feelsLike someone somewhere sees my fears,My heart that’s breakingAnd I feel a small comfort. For a moment, and a second,My tears aren’t wrapped in regret.They fall with the rainDown, down, down my weeping ...

The waves of lifeAre crashing on me.With each toss and turn I find myself in, I’m struggling:It’s getting harder to breathe. I search for a life vest,A glimmer of hope,Anything that can save me from this treacherous stormOr help me cope. I feel like I’m drowning.I want to be found,But ...

Small hands in mineGrow too quickly.Little lips, now big smiles,and many memories. Little curlsTo shoulder-length hair—I wasn’t preparedFor the time slipping by, doesn’t seem fair. My little love,My ray of light,Taught me purposeGave me the strength to fight All that would come our way,Us against the world!A small but mighty ...

Looking back on memories past,My chest tightens upWondering how much time we have left,And why life won’t let up. Sickness and death have been all too real.I hold onto precious moments,But even still this anxietyRacks through my body and has for months. Watching you sufferhas been my deepest pain,In a ...

I’ll miss your smileAnd your beautiful face,Bringing a kind of joyNo one can replace. My Grammy, great grandmother,Five generations long—Leaving a legacyBoth fulfilling and strong. Christmas memories,Loving hugs, trips to Arizona,A trip to the Hub, always with ice cream,And family reunions in Minnesota. I’ll cherish it all, but my favorite ...

Baby smirks to toddler smiles.All our firsts togetherFlew by too fast. Life changes quickly:A year of beautiful memoriesQuickly fading, too much to catch. Being a new motherSeemed so dauntingBefore all this time passed. What seems like a lifetime later,I’ve learned so muchAbout life, love, and myself, last. I wouldn’t change ...

Grief sits in my chest,Slowly digging a holeThat’s getting deeper and deeperWith each unknown. No answers in sightBut with every textMy heart is breaking,Wondering what’s to come next. We all hang in the balanceAnd so does my heart.My body aches with realizationAnd quakes with concern. I can’t not think about ...