If you do not understand grief If you don't understand why someone is grieving, be grateful, grateful that you've never experienced the feeling of your heart being ripped right from your chest, be grateful that you've never felt your whole world crumble, as you lay your loved one's soul to rest. Grateful that you've never had to piece yourself together, whilst missing a core piece of your heart, grateful that you've never had to force a smile, whilst your whole world falls apart. If you don't understand why someone is grieving, be grateful that you do not understand, how someone could hold on to love so tightly as life slipped from their hands, be thankful that you've never had to imagine no way to comprehend how to carry on through life, with a heart that will never mend.