Poetry Friday: How He Feels

A poem about grief and the emotions experienced during that time. As a poet, it has been observational. As a wife, it has been a moment of anguish for the one I love.

How He Feels

by Sarah Amick

The days are long, this week is longer;

He is busy making plans,

Tender moments are happening around him;

The endless phone calls, the plans are overwhelming,

The guilty laugh

Small moments dancing with his children;

Conversations cut short-because of grief.

Unbearable thoughts, reflective music.

Questioning...why, why, always why?

Watery eyes, slow falling tears, a chuckle at a memory.

Hidden moments, gazing at nothingness,

Please, just sit with me,

Quiet moments, in the silence;

this is how...he grieves