tybec Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 The Stone in Your Pocket The best way I can describe grieving over a loved one as the years go by is to say it’s similar to carrying a stone in your pocket. When you walk, the stone brushes against your skin. You feel it. You always feel it. But depending on the way you stand or the way your body moves, the smooth edges might barely graze your body. Sometimes you lean the wrong way or you turn too quickly and a sharp edge pokes you. Your eyes water and you rub your wound but you have to keep going because not everyone knows about your stone or if they do, they don’t realize it can still bring this much pain. There are days you are simply happy now, smiling comes easy and you laugh without thinking. You slap your leg during that laughter and you feel your stone and aren’t sure whether you should be laughing still. The stone still hurts. Once in a while you can’t take your hand off that stone. You run it over your fingers and roll it in your palm and are so preoccupied by it’s weight, you forget things like your car keys and home address. You try to leave it alone but you just can’t. You want to take a nap but it’s been so many years since you’ve called in “sad” you’re not sure anyone would understand anymore or if they ever did. But most days you can take your hand in and out of your pocket, feel your stone and even smile at its unwavering presence. You’ve accepted this stone as your own, crossing your hands over it, saying “mine” as children do. You rest more peacefully than you once did, you’ve learned to move forward the best you can. Some days you want to show the world what a beautiful memory you’re holding. But most days you twirl it through your fingers, smile and look to the sky. You squeeze your hands together and hope you are living in a way that honors the missing piece you carry, until your arms are full again. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adley Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 That’s beautiful, Tybec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenHeart2 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Wow Tybec, I love this. So eloquently put! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybec Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 I didn't write it, but felt it touched on how it feels, 9 years down the road, for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying2breathe Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Really love this, tybec. Rings so true to everything that I'm feeling at 7 years out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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