by Michelle Goni MD
love knows no boundaries
* * *
love doesn’t run with a
stopwatch or a bow an arrow
fate
a master of time
she lost her partner
carried the heaviness of grief
a sinking weight on her heart
with panic attacks
motionless on the couch
no desire to ever get up
but she had three daughters to raise
alone
feeling grief meant she loved and was loved
but grief also felt like it punctured her lungs
gasping for air
she prayed her husband would come back to life.
and then she met someone special
she knew he wouldn’t replace him
she could never forget him.
guilt-ridden
but open to love again.
her heart felt lighter
so she took a chance
for this man seemed whole
she had many broken parts.
I was raised in Long Island, New York. I completed medical school and a Diagnostic Radiology residency program in Puerto Rico and finished a Musculoskeletal fellowship from the University of Miami. For over 18 years, I have worked as a Teleradiologist from my home office in Miami, FL. When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband and three sons, traveling, getting together with friends, exercising, and writing. Most recently, my lifelong dream of writing a book became a reality. I published my first prose poetry book titled, Roses and Thorns: a memoir-esque compilation of a beautiful and messy life. I hope that by sharing my stories about grief, fear, failure, shame, evolution, success, family, and love, it will lead others to embrace authentic introspection, healing, empathy, gratitude, and self-compassion.