Tears spring from source, oceans deep;

A broken heart weeps;

And grace sleeps sound beneath;

Overwhelmed with grief.

I lost a friend.

Sorrow pouring into the ground;

As if it would never end;

And I would never feel joy again.

Feeling doomed;

As the heartbreak of sadness loomed;

And every atom sobbed;

For the person I had lost.

Only time heals, it's true;

When you allow it to;

Emotions need to be released, so hard;

Before that first smile comes through.

But you do it for them, as they would do it for you.

.

Sadness is a necessary thing, a treasure;

A means to process the pain and pressure;

Something we learn to embrace and honour;

When we discover;

The beauty in sadness.

by Sue Cartwright

Spiral Leaf