Does your heart ever still hurt because you miss someone you lost?

I lost someone very close to me nearly a year ago and it still hurts like hell. The anniversary is next week. I've had real ups and downs. Naturally feeling low as the first year comes close to passing. I miss them so much it physically hurts. I just wanna cry. I just want to talk to them. But I've been told over and over again that it's been a year and I should just get over it. It's been so long I can't be sad anymore. That's not fair.

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PoetryNEmotion · F

At times I miss my mom and my dad immensely. I know they have peace now so that is best. Sometimes I tear up or cry. But I was blessed to have them in my lives for a long, long time. So I am grateful. I also know that they are watching me from heaven and are happy with this. I miss some people who have died. I hope that they know how much I loved them. Grief has no time limits. It is individual. You take as long as you need, Pandora. It might take forever. And that is the truth.