The Eternal Life of Grief

The most mysterious part of grief is that you think you can will it away. You can refuse to think about it. In one part of your mind you can hold it, but sometimes you must let it go. You often war with it. You grieve for a lifetime because those we love are a part of us even after they left us, even after they have betrayed us, and our love for them, by taking their life with their own hands. Sometimes for days on end you find yourself crying in the middle of a car ride, or when a song comes on, or in a public place because someone said something that reminds you of your lost loved one. Sometimes grief disappears for months at a time and you tell yourself, I'm past this now. And then grief comes to visit again like a long lost friend. It is mysterious, but never take it for granted. Get to know it as well as you know your best friend.