by
Stephanie Marottek
Inspired by The Angel
Connection
Does grief have a certain
look?
A color,
an expression,
a sign?
Is there a way to tell
if someone is greiving?
Do they have a mark on their
forehead?
Should they act a certain
way?
And what way?
Sad, forlorn, crying, depressed,
dressed in black?
Grief has no look,
there is no rule of thumb
in grief.
There is no etiquette book
telling
us how someone is supposed
to be
when grieving.
There is no set pattern
of responses.
Everyone reacts differently.
Do not impose your prejudices
on me
I will act how I want
how I need to
when I need to.
No one can tell me what
grief is supposed to look
like.
It is me
It is you
It is in every face you
see
You just do not see it
you do not know it
you would
if you would stop expecting
it to look
a certain way.
Stephanie is mom to angel
Amanda Joy.
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