Goddess

& even when times feel bleak,

i shall remember there were good days

…

even when the darkness consumes me

& seems to snuff out all the light,

i shall remember that the light once shone so bright

i couldn’t contain my happy smile

…

even when grief washes over me

like a wave in an unforgiving sea

& attacks me seemingly out of nowhere,

i shall remember grief is love enduring

the love i have for me

& that my love never depletes

…

& even when i forget 

that grieving is not weak

but a sign i once loved deep,

i shall remember i will love again

& when i do

it won’t leave me feeling empty

…

even when i forget

that a true sign of strength

is the ability to grieve

& to grieve ever so deeply,

i shall allow myself the tears regardless

& never torture myself endlessly 

because i feel things differently