Grief is Like a River by By Cinthia G. Kelley
My grief is like a river,
I have to let it flow,
but I myself determine
the banks that it will go.
Some days the current takes me
in waves of guilt and pain,
but there are always quiet pools
where I can rest again.
I crash on rocks of anger;
my faith seems faint indeed,
but there are some blessed swimmers
who know exactly what I need
some loving hands to hold me
when the waters are too swift,
and someone kind to listen
when I just seem to go adrift.
Grief's river is a process
of relinquishing the past.
By swimming in Hope's channels,
I'll reach the shore at last.