And So Another Day Passes

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In a few hours it will be an incredibly unbelievable horrific 6 months since my beautiful Valen was taken from me and those whose lives he touched.

And So Another Day Passes

I wake up and cry as your not there. 

I get coffee and do some jigsaw. 
I potter before going out. 
Volunteer, mum, walk, garden, shop. 
I cry in the shop, garden, walk, mums, as I volunteer. 

I go to the cafe. 
Get a hug, talk, normality.
I go home. 
I hesitate at the door and cry. 
I step over the threshold and cry. 

I play my games, watch t.v. 
I paint and do my crafts. 
Clean the bathroom, yet again, wash the floor with tears.
I eat, don’t cook, drink a glass of wine. 
I listen to music and cry.

I sit and stare at the wall for hours. 
I tell you all about my day, rant at you, cry for you.
I think about how to occupy my time tomorrow.  
Look for things to do so I don’t have time to think. 
Try and ignore the reality, the truth of your casket, cry. 

I kiss you goodnight, go to bed and cry as your not there.

  • All the more reason to do it. JoyJoyJoy

  • Your crafty cafe group sounds great Mrs VT. And I love the image of your husband as a silver tree reaching out. That's beautiful. Your collage is a lovely project too. It's amazing the creative things we come up with to help us ease our pain and keep  ticking along on our new pathway. XX

  • The collage will include some dried petals from the sunflowers in the flowers he himself chose for his funeral. 
    The daughter of one of the girls at the cafe drew him a picture which will go on it. I hadn’t realised he had kept it till I found it in his home office. 
    I keep thinking of ideas to include.

    You know in Jaws that quote “we’re gonna need a bigger boat”? 
    Im gonna need a bigger canvas.

    in the last few days, when I’ve been feeling it getting overwhelming again, I close my eyes and try to conjure up the silver tree, his branches reaching out and encircling me. 
    I miss his hugs so much, this is the closest I can get. 
    So times it works, others it doesn’t.

    Craft Cafe tomorrow. I’m taking in my doodle book.

    Hugs to you all