A Poem On Mother Wounds & Unwitnessed Grief

A therapeutic poem for anyone who longed to be soothed by a mother who could not manage it. This piece sits with the ache of calling out for comfort and finding it doesn't come, and offers companionship for that particular grief: being unwitnessed by the person you needed most. Written by therapeutic poet and trauma therapist Jacky Power, this poem doesn't try to resolve the loss. It offers comfort by putting words to the painful experience of loss and longing with the hope that, by doing so, it will help you feel less alone in your complex grief.