[the Writing of Kuypers]
I’ve had to be the calm one
my brother told my husband
well, I can’t be sobbing
when talking to people now
we all knew her death was coming
and now I’ve just made myself numb
I go through waves now,
where the tears well up
but I say to myself
not here
not now
and I stifle my tears
and this is what I do now
I have to hold it in
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Coping With Her Leaving
Janet Kuypers, 09/01/06 #1
all this time
he was proud of how strong I was
while telling the news
we’d have to remind ourselves
at that least she’s not in pain now
we just didn’t know when
I mean, what other choice did I have?
usually in public
and I want to let go
you can’t do that
and I stifle my pain
and there’s nothing else I can do
because I don’t want to let go
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