I made peace with the pain
Now, I'm embracing the grief
I loved the darkness
But the light loved me more
Like the virus, the ache may never go away
I'll be here always, facing it

This is my fav part of the poetry, for some reason it speaks volumes to me, I’ve written something like this in the past, quite similar sentiments, like you my mothers death took a toll on us, but we haven’t spoken about it since it happened....no one can or wants to