Grief Management

And you think you heard footsteps behind you
forgot your rent was due last Tuesday
and the phone is also overdue.
You crawl into bed
and then lie there in the dark waiting for peace.

So much of your life does not make any sense at all.

In bits and pieces you begin to "heal"
although the word itself pisses you off
and this goes on for years
until even your closest family wishes you would just get it together.

But holding on
is management.

And you can tell them all that.