Lynne Jones – September 2024

The greatest hurt
 
The greatest hurt 
The greatest shame 
The cavernous void 
The unending pain 
No resolution, no end 
Isolate from all my friends 
Gasping breathless 
As Darkness descends 
And in that moment 
You were gone 
I couldn’t own it 
what I had done 
Why couldn’t I see 
You had your own dreams 
Why couldn’t I see 
You were separate from me 
Across the years I have learnt 
You were my greatest joy and my greatest hurt 

Reflexivity: 

1. What do you think is happening here?   

2. Who are the players in this story?   

3. What could the other person’s story be?  

4. Did this resonate with your experience?  If so, how?  

5. Write your own story.  How might your experiences help you to connect with a client experiencing isolation, rejection, estrangement or marginalisation.  

6. What might this client need from a therapist?   

7. What approaches or modalities might be helpful?  What images or pictures, or colours are evoked in this poem?