Grief, I've learned, is really just love.
It's all the love you want to give, but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and the hallow part of your chest.
Grief is just love with no place to go.
So, the Covid situation in my country is bad. Like bad bad. Unfortunately my family was not spared and in that moment of utter chaos I stressed out and wrote a poem.
Even though my family is ok, my country isn't. So I thought I'd share the poem.
Clouds of Grey
- Dyuti
Come the clouds of grey
The clear sky is now covered
And to God we all pray
For the world we once loved
Then came the hurricane
And blew us away
Now we're all alone
The balance scale sways
The screams were silenced
And the families gone
While the people who were privileged
Sat on their throne of blood and bone
Their words of trust
Covering the greed
While the loved ones lost
Were never freed
They say they're sorry
But to the mother he lost
To the father he lost
They show no sympathy
The sun shines for you now
But for him, it's nowhere to be found
It's smiles and laughter now
But for him, the screams of agony is all that can be heard
Losing a parent is never easy for anyone, no matter how much you prepare yourself. When I lost my dad, on this day, two years back, we were shattered. I am still gutted and cannot talk about it if you ask me even now. My only way to cope was to shut down and disconnect which I usually do when I am sad. People who know me probably know why I do it. When I said goodbye to papa, I said goodbye to lot many people including those acquaintances and relatives who were good to us when times were right. I was in denial but for most of the part I was angry on everything and everyone. It just didn't seem fair. But then when was life even fair. The pain of losing people you love is inevitable. Everyone goes through it or will eventually go through it in their lifetime, given the fact that nothing remain forever. Nothing at all. In my brother's words, "to each their own".
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