Rieting Time - LIST POEM

My Grief Cycle
SHOCK
It’s hard to breathe!
I can’t sleep!
I lost so much!
Who is singing upstairs!
April fools!

DENIAL
Work and sleep
My faith is strong enough
Work and sleep
I don’t need anyone
Work and sleep

ANGER
You should have warned me!
Gossip, lies, and rejection, oh my!
What loss, she isn’t lost!
Everyone is crazy!
A BABY!

BARGAINING
I don’t want to survive this…
If I make them a priority, I’ll be important to them…
Please, please help…
I’ll just go to church…
I feel fine…

DEPRESSION
everyone leaves
i’m not needed
i’m alone
i deserve this
hello darkness my old friend

TESTING
Counseling?
Medication?
Confiding?
Faith?
Crying?

ACCEPTANCE
I’m a part of a sisterhood.
My testimony is as strong as I build it.
I need to communicate with my friends.
Healthy relationships require trust.
I miss her.

CYCLING
hello darkness my old friend
I lost so much!
Please, please help…
Faith?
I miss her.