Good Grief!

playing with words/emotions

Good Grief!

Grief

That kind of grief

that rips the door

off the hinges;

your ribcage 

and your heart

is gone, no more.

Grief

The kind of grief

that dries your tears

just empty husks

lying on the floor.

Grief

The kind of grief

where you once stood tall

now pencil shavings heaped

stripped to the core.

Grief

Reviews

[Willard Wells]

Your right not "Good Grief", just Grief. Thought provoking work.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much Willard!

[rubie]

Such a clever piece....

The title suggests something so vastly different than the poem does, and how you've crafted it that way is brilliant.

How true it is that grief, the kind described in the poem, can actually be "good" when it helps us cleanse and purify our souls....

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Rubie as painful as grief is it can be that cleanser one needs! Thank you for your kind words!