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Severed in Body, United in Soul: The Twin Flame Bond After Death

“Part physical pain deep in the chest, part intense sadness and love.”

heart beats #5

part 5 of an original poem by Josiah Merz

To a Brother We Lost

A suicide sermon

“heart beats” #4

part 4 of an original poem by Josiah Merz

bad news, can’t pick up the phone

Photo by Vlady Yakovenko on Unsplash

heart beats #2

part 2 of an original Josiah Merz poem

Pet Loss Grief Deserves More Care

Ten days ago, we gave our truest girl of 14 years the most loving, tender, and long goodbye before she went to sleep, and my grief ripped…

heart beats #1

part 1 of an original poem by Josiah Merz

The Lonely Side No One Checks On

Emotional Pain

"The nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a broken bone and a broken heart"

The lump in the throat

She Wanted to Be Kept

On sorting through a stranger’s life, and learning what it means to be remembered

Reflections on Gorecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

A Poem of Sadness and Hope

Letter From the Grave, II

Rot.

What will it take for us to be accepted for who we are, and not just what we do? Seen for our minds, and not what purpose we can give…

She Called the Police Because She Thought He Would Kill Her.

Fourteen months before my sister died, she called 911.

When Moving Forward Brings You Back

I am back in my old room.

I Built a Racing Game for My Brother. It Became a Way to Study Synthetic Intelligence.

This is quite a tough, bittersweet piece for me to write. I recently lost my brother to stage-four lung cancer.

Her Withered Hand

Prose From the Heart by Matt Valentine-Chase

Grief Ends More Friendships Than It Deepens

Everybody says tragedy shows you who your real friends are, but we’re mistaking a common social pattern for a personal failure.

the brightest north star.

i believe there are people who enter our lives without ever really entering them.

Kesiapannya telah tiba

Pulanglah Ayah... Kembali lah pada Allah dengan hati yang ridha dan diridhai oleh-Nya.

From My Pen To The Pages

I would have said from my heart to the letters but the consonants crowd the page until every vowel suffocates and it bleeds into a typo.

The Morning After You Kill Yourself

…The milk’s cold.

Musings on Grief

The sky is blue, but so am I.

summertime sadness and the realization that grief is unconditional

The Death Before the Funeral

On social death after narcissistic abuse for the scapegoat, the eldest daughter, the eldest son, and the golden child

RIP Dijon Jose! A Year Later.

Dear Dijon, A lot has happened in a year.

The Brother Who Dreamed Beyond Silence

By Nazia Some people leave behind memories.

Stop Wearing Your Guilt on Your Finger

A ring can’t undo the past. Here’s why some widowers need to take theirs off

The Hardest Part Was Watching Her Die

People think grief begins when someone dies. Mine began months earlier.

The Paperwork Nobody Warns You About: A Widow’s Guide to the First 30 Days

A compassionate, practical guide for women navigating the administrative reality of early widowhood.

Notes on Grief, Ten Years On

It happens to us all, so let’s talk about it

Siri, Google How to Humanely Kill a Rat

I. Пусть ничто не вечно под луной / И сколько лет Deep in June, as the gloom began to creep deep into the warm, dank San Fernando Valley…

Waiting

I want to run across the grassy field, Feel the wind pass by my ears. I want to dive deep into the ocean, Feel my fingers wrinkle.

Knowledge Has Eaten Me Whole, Yet I Would Rather Rot Than Be Ignorant.

Stephen R. Lawhead once stated, “Knowledge is a burden — once taken up, it can never be discarded.”

## The Final Stanza

### A Tale of Death as Transition – and the Symphony That Continues

when staying busy becomes the only way to survive

There are moments in life when you realize you are not really living — you are just trying to get through the day.

Writing Grief Without Cliches: How to Create Honest and Original Poetry

Grief is one of the most powerful emotions a poet can explore. It can come from the loss of a person, relationship, dream, opportunity, or…

The Life I Planned with Her

I lost my nani in 2024. She was 76 years old. I honestly never saw it coming. I thought she would be with me forever. If not forever, then…

Widow Files: Did He Know

I had decided what was best for him and called it love

What My Fluid-Filled Blister Taught Me About Grief

Our bodies are wonderous. They hold so many stories…

I Thought I Had ADHD. It Was Grief. | The MentorWell

I took a lot of psychological profile tests over the years. Myers-Briggs, DISC, the whole rotation. There were subtleties between them but…

The Last Time I Didn’t Know It Was the Last Time — A Writing Challenge!

A Whisper Across 3,000 Miles

The Last Time I Didn’t Know It Was the Last Time — A Writing Challenge

New Year’s Day will never feel the same again. I never knew it was my granny’s last New Year.

Seeking Creativity Around the Edges

What loss teaches about healing, creativity, and hope

Flowers in My Garden

Nothing is Perfect

Just Another Tuesday……….

There is a car sitting alone on the top floor of my parking garage.

The Unfinished Justice

When the law goes silent, grief finds its own way to speak

I Didn’t Want Another Grief Book. I Wanted Someone to Stay With Me.

Originally published on Always Here.