Coping in Adversity
Dealing with Grief How, in any world, do you ‘deal’ with grief Any form of it Your closest get tired of your sadness, your inability to cope, crying at The drop of a hat, refusing to go out and enjoy life Choosing darkness, silence….or just rewatching Game of Thrones over and over again “Why don’t you want to meet up, why….” ‘OK, Ill do something instead. You grieve in your way. Im not waiting ‘ The people who used to call on you, stop Those you saw as closest, aren’t any longer Avoiding conversation, stopping asking or listening or both And still, that screaming in your head continues. Still that cold face keeps you awake at night Still you grieve, desperate for a way to cope But cant. So, instead, you cut ties with everyone. Stop expecting anything from anyone, stop relying on anyone. Put the barrier up that just affirms theirs And then you start to be able to cope with the loss, the devastation, the hole left behind And the hurt feels less, but isn’t The loss feels ...