And Sometimes, Just Sometimes...
To Mourn and to Live
As with many things related to my writing, this started with a prompt, right here on Substack. Patty Bee included me in this challenge she received from another writer, Gary L Taylor. What fun we have inspiring and promoting one another. The initial prompt is highlighted at the beginning of this piece.
And sometimes,
Just sometimes now,
I still mourn…
The loss of my inner child,
The spirit I once held between my fingers
The person I could have been.
I still mourn…
The family I lost,
The “what could have been” for us,
Our best efforts
Broken from the beginning.
I still mourn…
The moments wasted, the time lost
On a life that wasn’t meant for me
But the life I lived anyway.
And sometimes,
Just sometimes now,
I stop mourning the loss and pick up the living.
I don’t want to mourn a past I couldn’t control.
I want to live in the present where I can be…


This is beautiful. I related to it so much that I felt great relief when I read the final three lines!
What poignant and positive sentiments. Thank you for sharing.