Grief Is

Teacher

That all things end

That credit obtained must be repaid

That everyone makes mistakes

That what is given is also taken

Preacher

Of  Power that will not be ignored

Of that which is beyond your control

Of lessons repeated until learned

Of a door to Life that you can't open

Darkness

Those with sight grope in blindness

Those with control live in bondage

Those with riches are made poor

Those with knowledge know nothing

Light

Lacking pride the sightless see

Lacking strength the weak are strong

Lacking bondage serve a Master

Lacking all lack for nothing

Taking

Receiving cruelty for malice given

Receiving isolation for lust unfeigned

Receiving frost for heat shown forth

Receiving spittle for tongue unbitten

Giving

A tender word from a strange friend

A tender kiss from a hated love

A tender warmth from a cold fire

A tender thought from a living ghost

Grief

The view from the window is what you paint

The history lesson is that which you make

The course of the river is furrowed by your tears

The destination reached is where you decide to go

Healer and Destroyer. Giver and Taker. Necessary and Unwanted. Embraced and Shunned.

A dried up River. Giving Life to the dead. Eating away at the soul and Awakening the soulless.

Heads or Tails?