by Angela Miller
The merry-go-round spun
round and round and round,
dizzy, how you liked it.
Every so often your eyes would
open wide with fear
and you’d look like you were about to jump ship
on to the spongy playground shore.
But your hands, white knuckled, held on—
and every so often as you breezed past me,
your other hand, like silly putty,
stretched to reach mine.
…
Now your hands are still,
resting wherever I move them,
by your side, on your chest.
They hang heavy with the weight of death.
But my hands, white knuckled, hang on—
and as you breeze past me in memory,
my hand, like silly putty,
stretches to reach yours,
so we can merrily spin
round and round and round,
dizzy, how you like it.
ANGELA MILLER is an internationally known writer and speaker on grief and loss. She is the best-selling author of You Are the Mother of All Mothers, and the founder and executive director of the award-winning grief organization, A Bed For My Heart. After the death of her son, Angela founded A Bed For My Heart in 2013, and has given people around the world a compassionate and supportive community to express their grief and honor their children. Her article, “7 Things I’ve Learned Since the Loss of My Child,” has been shared over one million times. Angela’s website ABedForMyHeart.com has almost two million visitors per year, and has become a trusted resource for grieving families worldwide. She has been featured in People, Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Blog Talk Radio, Love What Matters, Listen to Your Mother, and more. Angela’s writing has comforted millions of hurting hearts around the world. You Are the Mother of All Mothers is her first book, and is dedicated to grieving mothers everywhere.
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