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| Ariadne addressed Theseus: Thou has slain the monster |
Grief is a labyrinth
and you, the unwilling subject,
dropped, unprepared, into the tangle
You are lost,
see only foreboding trails and blind curves
I will not tell you
not to be afraid;
this maze is full of danger,
but do not allow fear to stop you
from looking the monster in the eyes
Each time you look away,
it grows that much larger
and more formidable
I can lay a thread for you to follow
and give you a sword,
but you must slay your own monster
I will be waiting for you
to emerge from the other side
You may be tired
You may be battered,
but you will be alive.
