Grief Poem - How Long, Oh, Lord, How Long?

Grief may be normal, natural and necessary, too;

It doesn't make life easier, 'because we're missing 'you'!

Our hearts do ache – we have no peace; built-in response is shock.

Someone we loved has gone ahead; we can't turn back the clock.

We're dazed, confused, our minds may blur, we'll shed more than one tear,

No longer can you call or come, but we still sense you're near.

To grieve, we must – or grief's unhealed; we need to share and care;

But DON'T compare – we need our time; we know that life's not fair.

My tears are words I've sent above to tell the Lord my pain,

We give and take, comfort,...