A little
DABDA
A little
DABDA will do ya,
Or so, the
grieving are told.
But there’s
no right way, or wrong way, to mourn
Even if
there are more common, and less common, ways.
Sometimes,
loss doesn’t involve denial.
A death, a
divorce, or similar, has been long anticipated.
Likewise for
anger; it’s been wrestled with
And
exhausted,
Before the
loss.
Likewise for
bargaining.
Depression?
More common, and more normal,
Even before
acceptance, which may never fully come for some.
Sometimes,
they overlap.
Emotions,
after all, aren’t discrete.
Sometimes,
one emotion is experienced
Two or more
times, even if others aren’t.
And maybe,
just maybe
A little
DABDA will do ya,
For things
besides loss.
Like
depression, even if it’s a “D” itself.
Or anxiety.
Don’t we
deny our own emotions at times,
Or longer
moods,
Or more
complex psychological states?
Of course,
especially if there’s reason for us to do that.
Don’t we get
angry at being depressed,
Or
frustrated at being anxious?
Yes.
Unfortunately,
bargaining aside,
Depression
or anger don’t fully disappear.
A little
DABDA
A little
DABDA will do ya,
Or so, the
grieving are told.
But there’s
no right way, or wrong way, to mourn
Even if
there are more common, and less common, ways.
Sometimes,
loss doesn’t involve denial.
A death, a
divorce, or similar, has been long anticipated.
Likewise for
anger; it’s been wrestled with
And
exhausted,
Before the
loss.
Likewise for
bargaining.
Depression?
More common, and more normal,
Even before
acceptance, which may never fully come for some.
Sometimes,
they overlap.
Emotions,
after all, aren’t discrete.
Sometimes,
one emotion is experienced
Two or more
times, even if others aren’t.
And maybe,
just maybe
A little
DABDA will do ya,
For things
besides loss.
Like depression,
even if it’s a “D” itself.
Or anxiety.
Don’t we
deny our own emotions at times,
Or longer
moods,
Or more
complex psychological states?
Of course,
especially if there’s reason for us to do that.
Don’t we get
angry at being depressed,
Or frustrated
at being anxious?
Yes.
Unfortunately,
bargaining aside,
Depression
or anger don’t fully disappear.
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