Lonely Grief Journey

Lonely grief journey
Pushing us apart

One with

A suffocating grip
On his beliefs
Unable to risk letting go

The other letting it all unravel

Slowly sifting through
Seeing if there is anything left
Worth keeping

One holding on

One letting go

Easier for him right now

To cling to the words You said
Years ago
Than to think about the life ahead now

Easier for me right now

To see beauty in Your creation
Than to see the beauty
In You

He clinging to the Bible

Me to beauty
He focused on understanding
Me on authenticity

Wonder if we will end up

Anywhere close to the same place
When we are done

Lonely grief journey

Pushing us apart

You are not very fun

There is not much company
And you make for terrible party
Conversation

But like all journeys

Someday you will end
You have to

I just hope

That when you end
We don’t