Grief Fragments No. 16: The Country of After
My mother passed away on June 14th, 2025. What follows is a diary of the last days of her life.
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Grief Fragments No. 15: Tenderness
I feel broken
Grief Fragments No. 14: "Let Evening Come"
I don't want to be alone in this world.
Grief Fragments No. 13: Devotion
These words are my soul
Grief Fragments No. 12: "Can't Stop What's Coming"
I've never felt so helpless
Grief Fragments No. 11: "The Centre Cannot Hold"
I am mourning her before she is gone.
Grief Fragments No. 10: An Abyss
All the cruelty of this country is on full display through its health care system.
Grief Fragments No. 9: "We Shake With Grief"
At night, I cry so hard I shake.
Grief Fragments No. 8: "Throw Your Pain in the River"
I put my pain in these words. Language can hold everything. I've always known this.
Grief Fragments No. 7 : Where I Am Going, No One Can Come With Me
Stay connected to life. Stay devoted to life.
Grief Fragments No. 6: "This is the Hour of Lead"
How am I going to actually confront this? What will it do to me? What will be left of me when it's over?
Grief Fragments No. 5: "The Worst is Yet to Come"
I touch an emptiness
Grief Fragments No. 4: Alone
I am alone inside myself.
Grief Fragments No. 3: Mother's Day
What we love is not just lost, it is destroyed.
Grief Fragments No. 2: After the Diagnosis
Everything I love is being taken from me.
