Grief forced its way in, and now I will not let Grief leave.
Grief is weightless while being a heavy burden.
Grief is etherial, intangible, and unbearable.
I will not let Grief leave.
I have trapped it.
It screams and swirls for release and I allow enough of it to slip through before I retract it and damn it again to its solitary existence.
Grief will not hear the therapists, the spiritualists, or the astronomists. Grief mocks them all with impunity.
And I laugh with Grief.
Grief has become my friend. My resting place.
When I need my mom, it is Grief who answers and envelops me in memories that nurture my love and torture my heart.
And I beckon Grief to share its most terrible expressions with me and yet it is not enough.
Grief is inadequate. Grief fails its only task.
So I sentence Grief again.
To stay.
To be punished.
To be my friend.
To never leave.
© 2020 by Myron J. Clifton. All Rights Reserved.
DEMOCRATS ARE WINNING AND FEELING FRUSTRATED
Managers in corporate America tell employees that “Even though we achieved our goals last month/quarter/year, we need to do better.” Sport coaches, fresh off a win, will tell their players “We can’t let up, we made some mistakes but we got the win. We have a lot to work on before the next game.” And couples…
Georgia Forewoman’s Big Mouth
Sometimes we get in arguments over good topics that are seen from different perspectives. Often the “legal” and constitutional views conflict with the lived experiences of especially but not exclusively Black people. The jury forewoman from Georgia, Emily Kohrs, is the latest to cause friends and allies to argue from different perspectives. Legal folk, journalists, scholars and…
The Emancipation of the Republican Party
The Grand Old Party has been renewed and refreshed for the new century. No longer shackled by the weight of being called “The Party of Lincoln,” or faced with recruiting candidates with ethics, vision for improving America, or championing the rule of law or, hell, the constitution, the new GOP are free to be their…
Dear Dean 
Grief is what the universe needs you to hold on too because it allows you to remember what built your strength to survive
LikeLiked by 1 person