Therapeutic Poetry.

To lose a loved one affects us in many different ways. We feel lost, angry, confused and alone to name but a few emotions. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, so don`t be influenced by others. Grieving is personal to yourself and your family and there is no time limit.

Each day is different, some are good and others are filled with sadness. Memories, items, people and even a place can affect your emotions.

Writing poems is very therapeutic and can help you express your emotions. Poetry can help release pressure that can build up through bereavement. Emotions such as, sadness, loneliness, angry, lose, hatred, bewilderment and even thankfulness for having known them.

Why not have a go at writing a poem about your loved one or about your emotions. Maybe a poem about a memory too.

If you feel like sharing them or feel you just want to hold on to them, that`s perfectly alright. These are just to help you to express your emotions via poetry.

Happy writing

Lissie x

Bereavement....

The lose of a life is hard to bear

but the closer that person, oh the despair

feels like a piece of your has been ripped out

nothing to hold onto, but to scream and shout

The questions that linger upon your lips

as upside down your whole life now flips

it's so difficult for the ones left behind

as you try to gather all the memories you can find

There's a great big whole where once love was found

now it's torn away, buried six feet under ground

bereavement is something we all go through

a painful journey that's hard to bare too

So as the grieving continues to flow

the love that you shared will constantly grow

though the loss of a loved one tears you apart

never fear, they will remain deep in your heart

© Lissie Bull 2015