July 10, 2014

The emotion I can't control

There is a feeling that causes an emotion I can not control, when I think of my Grandmother.
That feeling, is the feeling I get when I realize she's not coming back
and a feeling of emptiness without her here.
Not just the loss, but the memories of her
Talking to someone who knew her, and exchanging stories
Trying to make her swedish pancakes in my kitchen
Her scent that is still on one of her coats
The pieces of tissue insides the pockets of her jackets
The feeling of her house, not being "hers" anymore
Her voice on a voice-mail I've had on my phone for years
Listening to the songs "How Great Thou Art" or "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Remembering her laugh.

I just can't control it
When the tears start, they don't stop
and when I try to stop them, they flow faster.
With every memory comes a tear, with every tear I feel my heart break, and every heart break I feel grief
I'm worried if I don't think of her, I'll forget the memories, and forget her scent, or forget her voice
I want to remember her, but every memory hurts
It's almost been 7 months since she left us, and I thought it'd get easier with time
......but it doesn't
I feel so selfish
The only thing that makes it easy is to know where she is, and who she's with
To know that the veil is thin, and she's with me more times than I think
and the best part, is knowing that one day
I'll see her again....
Until then, there will always be a piece of me missing.
I love you Grandma Ila, and will miss you always....



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2 comments:

  1. After my dad died in 2006 (suddenly and unexpectedly), I would find myself breaking down and crying constantly. I'll never forget the one time I was driving and a memory of him floated to the surface. It was so sudden and so painful that I just couldn't stop crying, and I had to pull over on the side of the road until I calmed down. I promise that this stage will pass. You'll wake up one day and notice that the sudden crying spells you're so used to having have let up some.

    I always thought that I would forget things about my dad, his voice, his laugh, his smile...but I think those memories have gotten stronger over the years because I was so afraid I'd lose them at the beginning. I'll be praying for you, I know this is hard. But this is just a phase and it will start to get better. When I was where you are I could see no light at the end of the tunnel, but it's there. I promise.

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    1. Thank you for your kind words, they bring me so much hope. I'm so sorry for your loss, I can only hope it gets easier for both of us. Thank you for leaving some love on my blog!

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