Retreating Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Riding waves of emotion, all feelings being splashed about
our beings interiorly, at times hurting and causing such
pain.

Retreating from edges of life, not knowing what to do or
where to go, just being together at times in silence seems
to help.

Although there's nothing to be done, distancing ourselves
from everyone until we can come out of our shells of grief
and emptiness.

Sitting around with broken and frayed hearts, not knowing
which way to go from where we have been struck by grief so
suddenly.