Who grief was isn’t who she is today,
Like an old paint can that hasn’t been used in years you start to forget who grief was as the paint dries. But when the paint is fresh again the smells, the colors are all too familiar to not remember. That old friend is back and what you knew of her has changed, you have changed. You guys get to relearn about each other again. Who grief was isn’t who she is today and neither are you.
Psalms 139:11-12
Ana is a college student and a youth squad leader at Shalom Iglesia in San Jose, California. Her brother’s death in 2021 inspired this painting and poem.