How Much Does Grief Weigh?
by Christina Lauderdale
How much does grief weigh
when you’re six?
More than your little brother's hand?
How much does grief weigh
after she is eaten down to bone?
More than all the chemo bags?
How much does grief weigh
when you have to try to form the words?
More than all the pats on the head?
How much does grief weigh
when they carry her body away?
More than the 8 men that carry her coffin?
How much does grief weigh?
More than all the flowers?
More than the granite headstone?
More than all the dirt that fills the grave?
when you’re six?
More than your little brother's hand?
How much does grief weigh
after she is eaten down to bone?
More than all the chemo bags?
How much does grief weigh
when you have to try to form the words?
More than all the pats on the head?
How much does grief weigh
when they carry her body away?
More than the 8 men that carry her coffin?
How much does grief weigh?
More than all the flowers?
More than the granite headstone?
More than all the dirt that fills the grave?
Christina Lauderdale is from the Appalachian Mountains and moved to the Rocky Mountains, where she writes poetry and creative nonfiction. She is a recent graduate from Colorado State University, where she earned her English degree. She has always been passionate about the written word and the different ways we tell stories. When she isn’t writing, Christina enjoys hiking and gardening.