Thank you for sharing this tender, honest and powerful poem. I have estranged relationships from a parent and a sibling, and these event days like birthdays can feel strange and disorienting and the pain surfaces from its thin place. Even when an inner core knows the healthier way is to not be in contact, there can be a sadness in that. …
Thank you for sharing this tender, honest and powerful poem. I have estranged relationships from a parent and a sibling, and these event days like birthdays can feel strange and disorienting and the pain surfaces from its thin place. Even when an inner core knows the healthier way is to not be in contact, there can be a sadness in that. You articulate so well the yearning just to hear and feel the “I’m sorry”. The apology that should but may never come. I find myself wondering sometimes “what are they feeling?” Your putting this into words feels like a healing step, and has certainly resonated with and spoken to me. 🧡
Thank you for sharing this tender, honest and powerful poem. I have estranged relationships from a parent and a sibling, and these event days like birthdays can feel strange and disorienting and the pain surfaces from its thin place. Even when an inner core knows the healthier way is to not be in contact, there can be a sadness in that. You articulate so well the yearning just to hear and feel the “I’m sorry”. The apology that should but may never come. I find myself wondering sometimes “what are they feeling?” Your putting this into words feels like a healing step, and has certainly resonated with and spoken to me. 🧡
I think it was good for me to get it out today. I'm so glad that it helped you a bit as well! 🧡