Grief is a mountain

Grief is a mountain. They say I have to
get over it. So I climb.

Breathing is nearly impossible. Dust fills my lungs
the air is hot and lifeless.

I dig with broken fingernails
in the darkness surrounding me. Thick like gravel.

The mountain is on top of me. Heavy mass
crushing my body. Dead weight.

Grief is a mountain. They say I have to
get over it. So I climb.

(c) Leen Raats

Grief really is a mountain, isn’t it?
One you just keep on climbing, over and over again, never reaching the top.

Climb anyway.You might see some beautiful things along the way.

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