Lost: A Haiku
Lost
by Kim Campbell
It’s said I lost you
on the day you left the Earth
I lost myself, too
Inspiration
I wrote this haiku back in September when I was thinking about my dad, which I often do. I was thinking about how we sometimes say, “I lost (loved one),” when someone dies. Over time, I’ve wondered how that phrase came to be. I could research it, but I wrote a haiku about my feelings around it instead. :)
My dad died when he was 39. This month is 40 years since his passing. One more year than he was with us here on Earth. I was 14 and remember how lost I felt and for a long time. The good news is I don’t feel so lost anymore. I am grateful for the continuing healing and the ability to express my grief. I am working on a free verse poem about grief and feeling lost and may share that when I finish it.
*My husband was involved in the writing of this haiku, too. <3
Feel free to comment below with what helps you to move through grief.
