My Dear Friend Grief
I have sat with my Grief for far too long, while she tries to mother me back to health. I let her dry my tears and say, “You’ll be fine. Everything is going to be okay.”
At times, when I’m alone and lost, I reach for her hand to hold tightly. She holds my hand back with a gentle squeeze and stands by my side as I navigate through life.
My dear friend Grief knows me so well that she cradles me to sleep.
But as the days grow old and cold, something in me shifts.
As the same tears come pouring down my cheeks once more, my face is full of rage. As I turn my head to look for Grief, she is nowhere to be found.
Instead, it is Anger standing where Grief is supposed to be. I look at Rage and hold her gaze. Through her eyes, I see nothing but fury setting them ablaze.
With wrath tucked away in her chest, I feel a frenzy within me. Out of nowhere, Rage rushes through my veins, making me want to wreck and break whatever is in my path.
A tremor runs through my body as I let out a loud scream filled with anguish, trying to contain my Anger from exploding.
People say Anger’s real name is Lamentation, but then why does she tell me her real name is Ire while wearing a sorrowful face?