Give Sorrow Words

My friend Joanne sent me this quote today:

"Give sorrow words;

the grief that does

not speak whispers

the oe'r fraught heart

and bids it break."

Shakespeare, Macbeth

I replied: I love it Joanne, I think that's why I've searched for words that describe this hell, for the relief that expression brings.

Joanne replied: Me too, Lisa, and relief is so hard to find and then it seems just temporary. It's amazing how we need expression for our heartbreak (I love the expression "bids it break"...because it WILL) yet so few will listen.

The quote is validating and consoling.