Notes on Sorrow
The soul-spoken poem below was inspired by a writer’s workshop I took earlier this month with the wonderfully insightfully author, Yung Pueblo. The writing prompt was: “Describe a moment of sorrow and what was happening in mind and heart at that moment?”. I was deeply touched by all the other artists who shared their written word on this topic and others.
Pained eyes peering and panicked hands pressing upon glass windows lining sorrow filled halls of care and attempted revival,
My heart spoke its final apologies, appreciations, and sentiments of love to the one who sparked my light.
Etched into my core these final moments of this life with her, forever entangled with the fragmented pain of a people engulfed by confusion filled fear of uncertainty.
In a frozen moment of shock and loss, I grew into the woman my soul always was destined to become.
This necessary maturity swooping in filling this vessel with the courage to boldly be seen and heard in the truest form.
To let go of the very source this physical body originated from, ignited tidal waves of unprecedented change.
With each passing day, the raw edges of personal grief healed over little by little
Rooted in honesty with others, a weaving began.
Revealing slowly an awareness of intersectionality and purpose.
One hundred days of sorrow,
Then two,
And three,
Now going on four,
The face looking back in the mirror discloses an uncomfortable truth, very tempting to shy from.
Yet I look deeper to see an illumination which was not there before.
These new eyes reveal a tapped connection running to the ever changing tides of the universal nature of suffering.
Encouragement extends to see and feel my way through the ashes of its destruction to become a vehicle to unite and rebuild the world
Just a bit brighter
A little bit lighter
And with a whole lot more love.
Intuitive Writing Exercise
If this writing prompt resonates with you, I invite you to take a few minutes to write about your experience with sorrow and the accompanying emotions that arise within you. I would love to read your words on this topic, if it feels in alignment for you, share your notes on the topic of sorrow in the form below.