the monumental woes
sudden jolts to the psyche
a shock of endless wounding ripples
splintering into a cascade of emotions
gigantic internal rifts open in us
flayed open in a jagged void
our mind, body and soul
doing the symbiotic dance of intense unease
putrid words heat up inside needing purged
they force themselves up and out unintelligibly
hot screamed tears flow down anguished cheeks
our reality forever changed
in time we hush our voice to gutteral moans
the liquid from our eyes slows to a trickle
the suffering seals us up within ourselves
and the sadness clings to every fiber in our being
arthritic pain felt everywhere there are no bones
living is hard
I Write Her 
As I’m reading it, I keep saying “No kidding”! every time I read a line. Beautiful!
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Thank you! This type of grief only springs from great love.
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Wow this is a beautiful and powerful post Susi. Lovely writing. Almost hurts to read. Hugs 🤗 Joni
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It hurts to write too but since those emotions surfaced, it’s always best for me to put them down. Thanks for the hugs and praise, Joni! ❤
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Yes I bet it was painful but don’t think it didn’t resonate with a lot of people Susi it was an amazing piece. If we can’t write about the things that matter sad or happy how genuine is our writing. Love ❤️ to you Susi. I love your honesty. 🤗💕❤️🥰
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Thank you, Joni! ❤
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❤️❤️❤️
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Description of pain was straining. It bites the nerves. Awesome piece.
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I like that description of the piece, Bacardi. It’s a good way to describe the impact. Thank you for stopping and commenting. 🙂
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you’re very welcome, Susi ! 😊
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Such a raw poem – I feel the pain starting to fray my seams and loosen the threads that keep me together. Your loss is more recent than mine but the pain is timeless…
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It is indeed timeless. And always throws me how hard it can still hit. ((hugs)) for you too, Val. ❤
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I know that you have felt this pain. You write of it so effectively. Hugs.
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I gladly accept them, my friend. Thank you, VJ! ❤
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You are welcome Susi!
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living is hard
shed the pain
gain loss
daily toss
ha~
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It’s true.
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mrs bocks no more long blocks. lmao
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🙂
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How well and eloquently you’ve described grief
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Thank you, Sadje. Sadly, it’s an emotion that has impacted me greatly. But the positive is that it means I have also loved greatly.
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You’re welcome! That’s so true.
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Emotionally powerful, and in reality, sadly your words hit the chords deep in my soul …
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Thank you. Sorry to have stirred your emotions but I’m grateful you understand, Ivor. ((hugs))
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Susi, this is soulfully written 💜
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Pulled from my depths. Thanks, Bree! ❤
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I donno what to say as i was just going through this an hour back.. were you watching me…
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Oh, no, Akhila! I’m sorry to hear. I promise I was not but these experiences connect us, maybe I was feeling some of that from the community around me and that’s why it needed expressed? ((hugs)) Sending you love, Akhila!
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For some pains there is no past or recent.. it hits so badly from the past, squeezes you and make you stuck in the present moments … that poem was so resonating with my inner strings .. hugs to you too for being connected.. 💕
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Yep, all true. ❤
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