Acceptance!

I have tried everything else, trying to escape, not able to think
climbing the Ladder of Grief
The steps of the ladder do not always come in
order, sometimes I slip, falling back on the rungs
of the others

Sometimes it wavers and then begins to fall, holding on with
dear life, I tread these steps, thinking
I have achieved, then suddenly it changes

Climbing these steps in theory, why can’t they all happen at once?
And then I see – THERE ARE FIVE STEPS IN ALL

1. DENIAL
2. ANGER
3. SHAME
4. BLAME
   5. ACCEPTANCE

OF ALL THESE – ACCEPTANCE IS THE ANSWER TO THEM ALL!