Strength - You are Stronger than you think

STRENGTH

~by Tery Jago, Regina, Canada~

In the early days of my grief, 

a tear would well up in my eyes,

A lump would form in my throat, 

but you would not know………  I would hide it,

AND, I am STRONG!!

In the middle days of my grief, 

I would look ahead and see that wall

that I had attempted to go around 

as an ever-present reminder of a wall yet unscaled.

Yet I did not attempt to scale it for the strong will survive –

AND I am STRONG!!

In the later days of my grief, 

I learned to climb over that wall – step by step –

Remembering, crying, grieving.

And the tears flowed steadily as I painstakingly went over.

The way was long, but I did make it, 

For I am STRONG!

Near the resolution of my grief, 

a tear will well up in my eyes, 

a lump will form in my throat, 

but I will let that tear fall – and you will see it.

Through it you will see

that I still hurt and I still care.

For I am STRONG!