Tears Archives | Salt Water

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief … And unspeakable love …
Washington Irving

After the death of a beloved, there is no avoiding the overwhelming grief or the tears. In the immediate aftermath, we may be in shock, feel numb or even be in denial about the loss. Although everyone’s timetable is different, eventually we have to acknowledge the loss and how devastated we are. No matter how painful, we must sit with our grief and all that we’ve lost in order to start healing.

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Sylvia Bosma in Tears

Stowaways

Sylvia’s life forever changed on September 15th, 2017, when her daughter, Kaitlyn – KK – Cook, died by suicide at the age of 14. She gives credit to The Compassionate Friends (TCF) for getting her through the initial months of crushing grief.

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Margo Fowkes in Tears

The Empty Seat on the Bus

I carry you with me into the world, into the smell of rain & the words that dance between people. And for me, it will always be this way, walking into the light, remembering being alive together. Brian Andreas

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Margo Fowkes in Tears

Margo age 1 sitting in her high chair putting a toy close to her mouth. Her hair is dark and she's wearing a white shirt. Her mom is kneeling down next to the highchair wearing a no sleeve summer dress. She has dark hair. There are shutters behind them hiding the washing machine. The photo is black and white.

The Enormity Of The Room

I know it may sound greedy to want more days with a person who lived so long, but the fact that my mother was 92 does not diminish, it only magnifies, the enormity of the room whose door has now quietly shut. Stephen Colbert

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Deborah Costello in Tears

Upon Awakening

I am a mother, grandmother, teacher; shattered by the loss of the greatest love I have ever been privileged to share, attempting to adopt the poetry and principles of those who have endured before me.

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Jan Haag in Tears

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Why today, of all days, when I drive to a small town where you used to take me to stroll and shop, I get a huge hit of you, I have no idea.

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Julie Pierce Nichols in Tears

No One Knows

No one knows how truly broken I am. No one knows my true feelings.

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