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It still hadn’t hit me yet
Or maybe it had
And I was in denial.
I don’t remember feeling
Much of anything.
Perhaps the company of
Two of my grandsons
Helped cushion the blow
I know God put them there
Because He knew the depth
Of my pain.
Either way it helped,
So many times I wanted to cry
But I didn’t.
I chose to smile instead as I
Basked in the comfort He gave me
Amidst the pain I was feeling.
And that’s how I made it through
The day of, the day before
And the day after.
©8/5/21 by Juanita J. Smalls
Revised 9/17/21
