How do you grieve when you are still mourning?
Moving so quickly.
Round and round.
Head turning, trying to keep track.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 … faster and faster
Losing count.
My head spins.
A doctor, Indian, like me.
A friend, my age.
A mother, could be my own.
No time to grieve.
I kept a list of your names. So I could continue to honor you, your memory, when life slowed down just enough so that my heart had time to process.
The memory is clear. I was …