After I Lost Him
Barbara Ehrentreu
The sun still shined Though its rays didn't warm me Encased in my shell of grief My body felt neither heart not cold One entire side of me was lost Lopsided I stayed indoors Not attempting to face the world alone Teetering in uneven terrain I tried navigating by myself Dipping my toe into the water of being alone And gradually I mended Put together with strands of tenderness cemented with passing time
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You can read more of her writing on her blog: Barbara's Meanderings
Her book, You’ll Probably Forget Me: Living With and Without Hal, is out now
As is her YA novel, If I Could Be Like Jennifer Taylor
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