Loss

Often times when we think of loss,
the first thing we think of is death.
Of a loved one, a pet, someone we have idolized, and/or some other being that gave us love.
Loss comes in all different shapes and sizes.

It is the letting go of a friend that you outgrew.
Telling you that you are not strong enough because you are not mirrored in her image.
It is recognizing that the nuclear family that you thought was picture perfect,
has now shattered into a million shards of glass, never to be picked up.
In a system that revolves around two parents, a dog, and a white picket fence,
when you don't have that by 32, you are a failure.
It is recognizing that you have your own toxicity.
Obsessiveness, trauma, and self-deprecation are a bitch.
It is recognizing that you need to reach out to people for love.
Unlearning the ways in which we have been dehumanized and recognizing that we deserve love.

Loss is something that one does not get over in 5 stages,
we experience it through our lifetime.
It comes in many different colors, sizes, shapes, people, and beings

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