Why do I grieve, not for the past, because that was already past
I grieve for what we may have had together in the future
I grieve with racking sobs and immeasurable pain for the loss of him
I grieve because I know that this is not for today for it will last
beyond tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.
The overwhelming need to be with him, if only for a brief minute
frightens me, yet comforts me through my tears, because it means
That I have experienced the depth of love I did not believe existed
And for that I should remember to be grateful, but it still seems
As though there is no tomorrow for me any more, just today
To push myself through, for the sake of others and in memory of him
Not to sound self-pitying or boring others with my pain, so I paint on my face
And I face the world, but inside I feel nothing but emptiness and grief,
and with that word again, I grieve, and I scream to the sky, I want him back
The world is silent, the world we knew is no more, and I feel cast away
on a sea of loneliness, where there is no laughter, nor even fights, just silence
The silence made of grieving and loss.
Whilst others quite rightly gather back their lives and hold their loved ones even closer
I want him home, I want him back, I want to be with him
But in his name and for his memory’s sake I must go on, into a future alone
No one can help me, not family nor friends, for this is one battle I must face
To waken each day, look at the same spot on the ceiling and get on with trying to live
Without him.
Thank you for your reply. I have found meetup, with much the same result - can't believe how little there is out there.
Hopefully something will turn up before too long.
Thank you so much for putting on your words, they are beautiful and describe how many of us feel. If I may I would like to use your words in relation to my darling wife Sharon. It describes my feelings perfectly.
best wishes,
Paul
diamondsgirl your words still live on years later
We go on because that's all we can do, time won't stand still even though in our hearts and minds it does! I was out last night with good friends and still came home to an empty house it's the new normal we can't change. But we have to 'deal with it' as much as we don't like it it is what it is - crap!!! Cry, shout, yell, expell it anyway you can then pick tourself up again - works for me xx
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