Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
Dear Grief...
I was thinking about you today … and how you make me feel
Wishing you were just a dream … wishing you weren’t real
But the truth is that you are here to stay
You are never going to leave
This is something I am learning to accept
Something I believe
I am doing the very best I can
Taking each day one at a time
Honoring what I need for me
Accepting that some days... I am not fine
There is something I have been meaning to say
Something important I want you to hear
I will allow you to walk alongside me
I will allow you to stay near
But you will not block my path
You will not get in my way
You will honor and respect me
You will listen to what I say
You will comfort me when I am down
You will hold me good and tight
You will allow me to have good and bad days
And you will love me with all your might
The truth has become quite clear to me…
Grief… you are here to stay
It’s okay… you are welcome here
But this has to be done my way…
xo
Gabby
