under the surface

silently under the surface of things

you linger

grief

you are the silent unspoken visitor

who scares the fearful from the room

leaving the one struggling with loss

all alone

in a deep dark tunnel of nothingness

where days turn so often barren and bereft

from the unacknowledged pain

a heart unseen

must carry

ever so silently

grief

do we really ever know

when it is

you will lay claim to a soul

your coming is sometimes long winded

often sudden

you arrival is always unbidden

pulling the rug out from under

tearing our soul asunder

and there are so often

no adequate words for this

a heart suddenly left

looking out onto an empty shelf

where once lived

togetherness

connection

tenderness