they say that grief is a standing ocean
but it is so much more than that.
it is the weight on your chest
as you go about your day
dragging you along
from task to task
minute by minute
day by day.
it is the faces that pass by
constantly looking
for you
and your love
in them
though they have no idea.
it is the leaves that fall
and change
and grow
throughout the year
we’ve spent without you.
it is looking at the stars
and saying
i love you.
i miss you.
and they smile back
as they glimmer in your eyes
proud of how far you’ve come.
it is getting up
on your own time
and knowing despite it all
you didn’t quit
because they wouldn’t have wanted you to.
because you can feel their love.
one year later
and you can still feel their love.
you hold it dear in your heart
and put it in everything you do.
because grief is much more
than a standing ocean.
it is love.
always and forever.
