The Journey

Grief does not come with a roadmap. It arrives unannounced, upending everything we once knew, leaving us to navigate a world that feels both unfamiliar and unbearably empty. This collection is a journey through loss, healing, and love after grief, told through the voice of a widower who has walked this path.

These poems do not merely recount sorrow-they reflect the raw, complex emotions that follow loss: the crushing loneliness, the guilt of surviving, the struggle to move forward without leaving the past behind. They explore the weight of absence in the everyday moments, the way grief lingers in the spaces once shared, and the unexpected pain of discovering truths only revealed after death.

But this collection is also about hope. About the slow, hesitant steps toward healing. About the way laughter sneaks back in, the way love-different, but no less real-can find us again. It is about learning that moving forward does not mean moving on, and that carrying love with us in a new way is not a betrayal, but a testament to its strength.

Inspired by personal loss and the shared experiences of fellow widowers, this collection is for those who have loved and lost, for those who feel stuck in grief, and for those who wonder if they will ever find light again.

You are not alone. And love, in all its forms, never truly leaves.