Anticipation's Embrace

In anticipation's grasp,

Grief takes hold so tightly,

As we wait for what must pass,

Our hearts feel heavy, rightly.

We know what's yet to come,

But cannot change fate,

So in our minds, we hum,

A mournful, endless wait.

We grieve for what will be,

And all that will be lost,

For memories yet to flee,

At any cost.

We fear the final goodbye,

The end of what we know,

But in this grief, we find,

A love that continues to grow.

We hold on to the past,

And all the moments shared,

For in anticipatory grief,

Love is always bared.

So let us embrace this pain,

And find comfort in the tears,

For in anticipation's embrace,

Our loved ones are always near

Breaking the Spiral: A Poem on Overcoming Negative Emotions

When the shadows start to creep,

And the darkness starts to seep,

Into my mind, my heart, my soul,

I feel a weight that makes me whole.

A spiral starts to take me down,

A spiral of emotions that I can't drown,

The negative thoughts that swirl around,

A never-ending cycle that can't be found.

A voice inside my head speaks,

Of all my fears, my doubts, my weaknesses,

It tells me I'm not good enough,

That I'll never rise above this stuff.

But I know that this is not true,

For in the darkness, light shines through,

A glimmer of hope that I must seek,

To break the chains of this negative peak.

So I'll take a deep breath and try again,

To push away the shadows and let the light in,

For I know that I am strong and brave,

And in the end, I'll rise above this wave.