Sadness

It’s overwhelming

The pain of grief, the sadness

Of what is and was.

Taking time to pause

Letting chronic sorrow in.

A gentle mantra

Soothing me like a balm.

Chronic sorrow:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/navigating-the-serpentine-path/202212/a-grief-that-never-ends-chronic-sorrow

Buddhist mantra:

https://mahasukha.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-of-mantra