Everyone scatters from here there, as the joy of Christmas and Holidays are everywhere.
Such a time of giving and receiving, a season to be shared
Tallying up your lists, checking them once or twice
All for those you value in this life
While this is a season of great joy for most,
Others feel sorrow, grieving the loss of loved ones comes at such a cost
They say time heals all wounds, but how can that ever be true?
Forgetting someone who was attached to you
Just the other day, an analogy appeared
A simple demonstration that made it very clear
See there is no timeline established for those who grieve
For each life is different and every loss is unique
Imagine you are an amputee and you have lost a limb
A member that was attached to you, where would you begin
While that limb is no longer there, you mind remembers it so
So much, that it sends pain signals to a limb it doesn’t go
In the medical field it’s called phantom limb, in grief I call it aftermath
It defined as the sensation that the limb is still attached
How can you live a life for so many years with someone you called your own?
Then expect there to be no sensation, or feeling when you sit alone
Your heart can’t accept, what has physically been removed
Similar to phantom limb and what science concludes.
Even for a time after, you believe to sense their very presence
The sheer possibility that they linger, the hope that there is life after death in heaven
You imagine what they are doing there, what their facial expressions might be
You believe and hold fast to this truth, holding tight to your beliefs
Therapy for phantom limb is a process called mirroring
One hand performs a task before a mirror, so the mind can begin healing
Is this not the same principal we apply with grief?
Imagining and believing that our loved ones are at peace.
Yet out bodies and hearts will never stop longing for that missing limb
Our ears will long to her their voices, just simply remembering them
Or how about trying to replace an artificial limb in its place?
Trying to fit others, to fill an empty space
Once occupied by one who vanished, no longer to remain
Adapting as best we can to look and feel the same
All of this is healthy, as science simply proves
The loss of any loved one is like a phantom limb; they have been removed
But for such a time, remember them, the pian will ease and lessen
Think of heavenly thoughts and where they rest in heaven
For when the trumpet sounds, or when you pass on
All the limbs will be reattached, like they were never gone
For my sweet brother Rick in Heaven, Happy Birthday my brother and friend
And I know that we are separated for only a moment, until I see you again
Your pain and mental anguish, all that you endured
Replaced with peace, love and joy for you have been restored!
In this my heart continues to rest, in this I find delight
In this is where I find my courage to continue to move forward and fight.
Please remember those who are grieving, during this holiday season
Those that walk with a limp, trying to move on and reason
For they may look fine on the outside, but surely, they hold on
Trying to find joy in the holidays, trying to be strong
For all those who have lost someone, left with a phantom limb
I pray for you, how I pray for you that your healing would begin
I pray that God would strengthen and comfort you
That you find peace and find the truth
IN DEEP WATERS 