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Donna Ashworth nails it again.

YOU’RE THE GHOST

There’s a part of the grieving process,
where your soul kind of leaves your body too.
As though it’s off searching for the one you lost,
somewhere in the ether.

You walk around,
doing all the right things,
putting one foot in front of the other,
living,
but it’s really as though you’re the ghost.

Perhaps you are.
Perhaps your soul searches,
until you find the one you miss,
and they tell you to go back and live.

So, when that numbness passes brave one,
maybe it’s time to do what you are told,
go back and live,
twice as hard.

You don’t belong there in the ether,
nor do you need to search for the one you lost,
they find you.
And when they do, you’ll feel it.

Donna Ashworth
From ‘I Wish I knew’
https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ

Art by Amanda Cass

If there is a hole in your heart where someone used to be.

You are blessed.

It may not feel that way at first. It just feels painful and suffocating. And you might want to tell me to get lost... possibly with different words. That's okay, I've been there.

Over time... years... it changes though. Some days feeling just as overwhelming as the first and others, like a warm memory wrapped in happy thoughts... love.

Rejoice in that moment when you get there. It might sneak up on you.

And remember.

Some really struggle to find love, of any kind -- and some never do.

If you had it, you were one of the lucky ones.

You were blessed.

***
When you lose a part of your heart when a loved one dies, know that that grief will never go away.
That's not a bad thing.
It's not a weakness.
It simply means you've experienced something that we all hope for and want in this life...
love.

©Tara Shannon

“I lied and said I was busy.
I was busy;
but not in a way most people understand.

I was busy taking deeper breaths.
I was busy silencing irrational thoughts.
I was busy calming a racing heart.
I was busy telling myself I am okay.

Sometimes, this is my busy -
and I will not apologize for it.”

- Brittin Oakman Poetry, The Artidote
Artwork : Sivan.ka

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YOU’RE THE GHOST

There’s a part of the grieving process,
where your soul kind of leaves your body too.
As though it’s off searching for the one you lost,
somewhere in the ether.

You walk around,
doing all the right things,
putting one foot in front of the other,
living,
but it’s really as though you’re the ghost.

Perhaps you are.
Perhaps your soul searches,
until you find the one you miss,
and they tell you to go back and live.

So, when that numbness passes brave one,
maybe it’s time to do what you are told,
go back and live,
twice as hard.

You don’t belong there in the ether,
nor do you need to search for the one you lost,
they find you.
And when they do, you’ll feel it.

Donna Ashworth
From ‘I Wish I knew’
https://amzn.to/3JVMJlZ

ART BY Calida Rawles

https://calidarawles.com/

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Remember, you're not alone.

Our souls have the same color❤️ - TopRadio