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If we were to die
If you were to die
by sickness or violence
we’d wail to sad songs
eat chips all day long
there’d be no routine
and far too much screens
And we’d grieve much longer
than folks find convenient.
If I were to die
by violence or sickness
there’d be purpose and plans
grief expressed in busy hands
you'd find solace in chores
and tears behind closed doors
And those bottled-tight feels
would make you all distant.
It’s good that there are two of us now.
For the sake of balance, let’s both stick around.
by sickness or violence
we’d wail to sad songs
eat chips all day long
there’d be no routine
and far too much screens
And we’d grieve much longer
than folks find convenient.
If I were to die
by violence or sickness
there’d be purpose and plans
grief expressed in busy hands
you'd find solace in chores
and tears behind closed doors
And those bottled-tight feels
would make you all distant.
It’s good that there are two of us now.
For the sake of balance, let’s both stick around.
Published 21st Apr 2020
Author's Note
As our community copes with tragedy, I'm keenly aware of how grateful I am that I'm not parenting alone...
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21st Apr 2020 4:46pm
I love this write! In my lifetime I can't recall when more people have died in such a short amount of time save horrific events like the genocide in Rwanda and other wars. And yet, because it hasn't touched me or my family I don't have a firm grasp on the magnitude of this horrible health crisis. Kinda changed today, one of my Canadian coworkers just lost her father to COVID and it brought to mind questions such as, how does one plan and hold a funeral service etc? I also grieve for all of the folks that were killed the other day by that madman in your neck of the woods. Seriously, don't get me started on death😏 This was my favorite passage, "And those bottled-tight feels" It's amazing how much I keep bottled up and that's coming from a super emotionally sensitive guy. Sorry 'bout the novel 😀 I should have written in poetry form so I can count it in the NaPo comp😍 Bravissima❣❣ mon amie😘
21st Apr 2020 8:29pm
Thank you. COVID was already hard enough to cope with, although I'm also lucky it hasn't touched my family. All the little losses of routine & celebrations & milestones & normalcy...
But on top of that, to have my country's largest-ever mass murder unfolding quite literally in my neck of the woods has been incomprehensible. They still found more victims today. This write came out of my observations of how differently each family member is processing this.
I don't want to write about COVID or death or grieving any more, but what can ya do? The poetry goes where it goes.
But on top of that, to have my country's largest-ever mass murder unfolding quite literally in my neck of the woods has been incomprehensible. They still found more victims today. This write came out of my observations of how differently each family member is processing this.
I don't want to write about COVID or death or grieving any more, but what can ya do? The poetry goes where it goes.
21st Apr 2020 11:52pm
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