A Widow and the ‘If Only’ Stage of Grief
January 16, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
Any widow or widower goes through that stage which I call the ‘if only’ stage. I wrote this ‘poem’ shortly after he died and I had added some more lines today, hope it helps – remember I am no poet it is just my scribblings about how I feel about grief and death
If only I had told you more often that I loved you
If only I had been more patient
If only I had done something, anything to prevent you becoming ill
If only I had worked less and been with you more
…If only as I sit here today I had less …read more
