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Yemi And The Pen
Writer | Educator | Student @ Lagos State University
Writer | Educator | Student @ Lagos State University
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<p><strong><em>The Thing About What No One Tells You</em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p>No one told me that you never truly understand grief until it becomes personal...</p><p><br/></p><p>I've learnt to accept people asking the question "How is your mum?" and not, "How are your parents?"</p><p><br/></p><p>I've learnt to answer "She's fine" instead of, "They're fine." </p><p><br/></p><p>Grief is not linear. </p><p>You don't just beat it on a random Wednesday.</p><p><br/></p><p>There are days I feel like I've definitely gotten over it. And days where I just keep remembering, thinking how different everything would have been if he was still here.</p><p>Sometimes I feel bad for missing him, because I know he's in a better place. But I can't help it. I'm only human.</p><p><br/></p><p>And though I talk about him in the past tense, it still seems as if he just went on a very long journey. One he'll be back from soon. Back to us.</p><p><br/></p><p><em> He never really left,</em> I tell myself.</p><p><br/></p><p>But he did.</p><p><br/></p><p>And I'm learning that it's okay to accept that I'll never truly be okay with it.</p><p><br/></p><p>People often talk about how hard it is to lose someone.</p><p><br/></p><p>Yes.</p><p><br/></p><p>But you never truly understand grief</p><p>until it becomes personal.</p>
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