Grief, Loneliness, and Redemption . . . Sorta

About the Book

Grief throws one down into a pit that seems to have no exit. Emotions, violent emotions of loss, loneliness, and grief assault one. Sometimes one can only endure them and cry, no, sob. Sometimes one can laugh at them through one’s tears. That’s what these poems are about: laugh, cry, endure, go on to the next day and the next attack of grief. The only hope is hope itself—raw, naked, confusing, terrifying, and ultimately supportive. Read, cry, laugh, cry, and go on living. So it is.

About the Author

William (Bill) Jacobks is sixty-eight years old. Born in Chicago, Moved to Austin, Tx. And then to Muskegon, Michigan, where he taught at Muskegon Community College for twenty three years and from which he retired. He is a graduate of DePaul University (History) and the University of Texas at Austin (M.A. History; M.A. Government) and St. John’s College Graduate Institute (Master of Liberal Arts). His wife of forty-seven years died in January, 2017. Her death was the “inspiration” for these poems. The poem reflect feelings of grief and loneliness. They were written in the midst of deep emotional distress. He hopes that someone who grieves may benefit from the publication of these poems.