The Wordsmiths Book 2021

And of course, life itself!

And then the larger, More momentous griefs, pain, sudden sickness, Jolting terminal words, well- intentioned phrases, Heavy with menace, “Go out and live life”.

This is the biology of the thing called grief, Feeling it deep in our bones, Across muscles, ligaments, bodies, stretched taut across shoulders, Gripping gut, Spinning head, Holding us in its thrall, Choosing to let go, Now and then, Inexplicably,

Just now, and then.

Dr. Michael Brohier

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