This deals with the idea that grief can ambush us at anytime. It doesn't matter if the loss is recent or happened many years ago. When you least expect it, something will trigger the grieving process.

Pop-Up Grief

Notes reach the ears

and freeze the soul.

Dates bring despair

by their mere arrival.

Pictures draw tears

before they come into focus.

Grief pops up

like an annoying ad

on the internet

and insinuates itself

into the intended action.

No click of a mouse

will close down this pop-up.