Friday 55: On Missing
My first stab at giving grief a face three years ago. Not pretty. Ragged feelings on the page. It gave voice to that raw, empty ache I had in my middle, that something missing. I could barely form sentences and needed a picture to take up the slack. Making poetry and art helped me through.
~Nara Malone
This post is for my running buddy Violet who just buried her mother.
For +Mera Kranfel who just lost a friend.
For my dad–still missing you Daddy but most days the memories have smiles attached instead of tears.
And for G-Man and the Friday 55 gang–missing you all is something I can fix.
Drop buy G-Man’s site on Friday to join the fun to see what others wrote.
8 Comments
eternalmetaverse
Omg you are so sweet :´) Thank you. How beautyful and how sad <3
Mera Kranfel
Brian Miller
sorry for your friends loss…it is hard…losing someone, particularly a parent who we oft think immortal til they arent and then we are left trying to figure it out….nice creative presentation…
razzamadazzle
The raw voice of sorrow is some of the most poetic. Very touching.
G-Man
Nara Malone, what a sweet and moving thing of beauty you've penned.
What a great friend you are.
I have missed you dearly.
Loved your long awaited 55…:-)
Thanks for playing, I'm so happy to see you back, have a Kick Ass Week-End
TALON
The portrayal of grief is profound. I miss my Mother so badly…the anniversary of her death is just a few weeks ago. Sometimes it feels like she passed yesterday…sometimes it feels like it happened just hours ago. Grief is so intensely personal, but you gave it a universal voice. Thank you.
Margaret
Pieced, patched, but not whole. That is how most of us get through life. 🙂
Mama Zen
This captures grief perfectly.
Lydia
Like Humpty-Dumpty for adults, this really tells of the fragmentation we feel when grieving.