grief

Archeology of Understanding

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2024

In the quiet aftermath, the word "quit" echoes,  

A heavy silence in the corridors of memory.  

A single word, a door to myriad pathways,  

Each avenue intertwining, meandering through the fog.

 

Clues lie hidden in the shadows cast by our verses,  

Fleeting glimpses of understanding,  

Yet certainty eludes us, at every turn it seems:

Answers remain just out of reach.

 

We, the ones left behind, grasp at fragments,  

Picking up the pieces, mending the void,  

Trying to fill the space they once occupied,  

Wrestling with the darkness they left

 

Is it a black hole we flee from, or one we warp through?  

In this spiral of grief and questioning,  

The future holds for us its secrets

Only time will reveal if we will find clarity or remain lost.

 

In these moments, we must carry on,  

Walking paths both light and shadowed,  

Seeking meaning in the echoes,  

Finding strength in the act of continuing.

 

The pursuit of happiness, a delicate balance,  

Not a guarantee but a quest,  

In the face of despair, we persevere,  

For in the journey, we find our strength.




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My Precious Momma

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Grief & Grieving
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In loving memory of My Precious Momma, Jane Catherine Cavalcante, born December 19, 1944...who went to be with Jesus on July 20, 2020

I miss you so very, very much, Mom!!! I am broken and lost without you. Cry

https://www.bakerpostfh.com/memorials/Cavalcante-Jane/4272389/obituary.php

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It's My Sweet Momma

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Grief & Grieving
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I write with the ink of my soul and this has to be the easiest, yet, the absolute hardest poem I've ever written. Cry
I love you with all my heart and soul, Mom. <3
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Outsider

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Band Lyrics
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New song 2018. 

My Grandfather's Pacemaker

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Dear Michael and Alex:-

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Children's Prose:
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How to explain to the young the concept of death, ill health and disabilitating quality of life?

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In The Corner

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I lost my grandmother recently, and it was my first experience of death in the family - an experience I was old enough to understand, for once, anyway. People I don't know as well have paid me their respects, people I know very well have said nothing at all. It's a very confusing and frustrating time for me, as I'm not quite sure of how I'm feeling or how to take people or how to do anything anymore. My first instinct, after being with my family, was to write. This was what came.

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