it’s never easy
to lose someone
close to you.
it’s never easy
to say goodbye.
broken hearts
can mend,
but there’s a
hole inside—
a place
where your love
used to live.
you feel
like a part
of you
is missing.
you search
for light
at the end
of the tunnel,
but tunnel vision
keeps you stuck,
and still
you try
to rise above it.
losing someone
so close
hurts deeper
than words allow.
and you feel
you’ve been
down on your luck
since the start
of may.
it’s never easy,
and there’s no
easy way
to say this—
but i want
you to know:
it’s okay
to grieve.
it’s okay
to hurt.
because getting
over it
is never easy.
it takes
a strong heart
to heal,
and a stronger soul
to rise again—
to start over,
and live.
written in the wake of heartbreak and loss—after losing my mother and being left days before my birthday.
inspired by mayday parade’s “by the way.”
a reminder that healing doesn’t have a timeline, and strength doesn’t mean silence.
this is for anyone who’s grieving, and still trying to live.