Tag: #dealingwithpain

• My father’s home

  

  I wrote this tanka prose on the 26th of November. The tanka prose is based on my visit in September to the place where my father bought his first house. The house was in a most sought-after locale and I remember, dad, being very proud of it. I was around nine at the time and…

  Smitha V

  December 1, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #childhood, #dealingwithpain, #healing, #home, #japanesepoetry, #life, #loss, #memories, #nostalgia, #parents, #tankaprose, #truth

• Closure

  

  Is it possible to weep without a tear,a whimper or any other soundand without your breath racing?Is it possible to grieve without fearOf everybody being around with nobody knowing?It happens in the blink of an eyeWhen your picture on the wall I pass byI see you smiling and my heart wails My brain doesn’t fight…

  Smitha V

  August 23, 2021

  Poetry

  #closure, #dealingwithpain, #death, #grief, #loss, #pain, #poem, #questionpoem, #Sorrow

• Published on Medium: Six things to do if you want to help someone who’s grieving- I lost three people in less than three months

  

  Yesterday I wrote my first official post on Medium. To read the post you can click on https://six-things-to-do-if-you-want-to-help-someone-whos-grieving-i-lost-three-people-in-less-than If it resonates with you or you like my writing, please root for me by clicking on the ‘clap’ icon in Medium. If you want to be notified of my future posts, click the ‘Follow’ button. I’m…

  Smitha V

  March 28, 2021

  Experiences

  #acknowledgement, #blogaweek, #blogging, #dealingwithloss, #dealingwithpain, #death, #grief, #healing, #life, #lifelessons, #loneliness, #people

• My journey to healing : Forgiveness & Gratitude

  

  I’ve stopped counting days since dad passed away. It doesn’t matter anymore because I know no matter what I will always miss him – like when I’m cooking, I think of him calling me up and asking me what I have cooked for the day or when I’m watching the news, I think of what…

  Smitha V

  December 16, 2020

  Experiences

  #dealingwithloss, #dealingwithpain, #gratitude, #healing, #inspiration, #lossofaparent, #missingdad, #Self-love, #selftalk, #staystrong, #writing

• Don’t rush me

  

  Let me amble along At my pace Aware of each pulse in my vein and every thought that crosses my brain Don’t rush me There’s nothing else I’d rather do Than this Let me breathe And feel the nip in the air the chill on the crown of my nose the cold in my bones…

  Smitha V

  December 9, 2020

  Experiences, Poetry

  #dealingwithloss, #dealingwithpain, #dontrush, #healing, #health, #inspiration, #loveyourself, #slowdown, #strength, #takeyourtime