GRIEF Poem: A Girl Made of Water, by NA

Written by a young person at Child Study and Treatment Center

A Girl Made of Water
This poem is dedicated to N

The world has thrown a lot of challenges at me lately
It’s weird that once you gain a little
Everything gets taken away as well
Loss changes you as a person

I knew this girl
She was made of water
And she cried for her mom
And she cried for her uncle and her friends
But she never really cried for herself

Eventually the girl ran out of water
And a flame took its place

She was angry – giving so much to other people
But she never received
She was angry – people took too much
And the world took what little was left behind

Once she was left with nothing
She realized there was so much that wasn’t hers
That she could enjoy

I’m living to live
Loss changes you as a person
Enjoy the trees
Enjoy looking out a window
These simple things – their existence
Are yours to enjoy