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5 Stages of Riley Winters
by
R.D. Berg
R.D. Berg
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| Release Date: November 2, 2015 |
~ Synopsis ~
He
left me shattered and mentally scarred. Our divorce should have healed those
emotional wounds. It didn't.
Nine
months have passed, and I am still trying to piece together my life that was
torn to shreds. I am a shell of the person I once was.
GRIEF
Shrouds
me in a cloak of darkness, isolates me from family and friends, and barely
leaves me treading water. The only thing keeping me afloat is my rambunctious
three-year old son, River.
FATE
Brings
Liam Bowers into my life. He offers me everything my ex did not - love,
adoration, romance and peace.
TROUBLE
Slithers
it's way back into my life, threatening to kidnap the only glimpse of happiness
I have found.
My
past and future are colliding, and I am afraid the only fatality will be...me.
~ Excerpt ~
Alfred
Lord Tennyson wrote this sweet little poem, that even if you’re not familiar
with poetry you can more than likely recite.
“Tis Better to
have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.”
You
want to know something?
I
hate this poem. Every time I see or hear it I have to choke back the bile that
threatens to escape. It’s collection of strategically placed words are complete
and utter bullshit which people cling to in order to help them deal with the
aftermath of a shitty relationship. What this poem fails to explain is that in
the process of you loving the wrong person, you can subject yourself to a
lifetime of constant pain and misery. It neglects to advise that when you
decide to let this love go, you are left with a plethora of jagged broken
pieces that you must somehow find a way to piece back together; you have to become
a seamstress and learn how to stitch your own heart until its whole again. You
are left trying to figure out the why’s and how’s and what could have-been.
Until finally one day that fragile limb you’ve been standing on breaks …
causing you to fall into the unknown not knowing where to turn. The only thing
you know is that you are alone. Your
thoughts of hopelessness and pain are the only company you keep, and no one,
not even the one’s closest to you could possibly understand. Why, because they
have chosen not to travel down the uncertain path of love. As for me, well my
case was special, I loved an asshole so much that somewhere I unwillingly lost
myself. I loved so hard that I was blinded by his untruths, none of this love I
gave was reciprocated, and I paid the major price after I chose to disembark
from his endless circle of disappointment. The price I paid was not in any
monetary value, but my debt was settled by a journey I never wanted or asked to
be a part of. This is my journey back
from the dark unforgiving tunnel we call grief; these are the 5 Stages of Riley
Winters.
~ About the Author ~
RD
Berg lives in the great state of Texas with her three boys who drive her to the
brink of insanity most days. She loves to read, write and watch her two favorite
shows, Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead. When she isn’t enthralled with a
novel or a gory show, you can find her in the stands loudly cheering on her
boys at their basketball and football games. She has three strong beliefs in
life; Vanilla cake and Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream should be a major
food group, Halloween should be celebrated every month, and Harry Potter’s
birthday should be a national holiday.
~ Connect with R.D. Berg ~
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