Grief Quote by Lorna Crozier
““Mom, mom, mom, mom! A yowl rose from my gut, my bowels, my womb, raw as a birth cry but with no hope in it, a maddening howl, a roar, the water a wailing wall shattering around me. Unsyllabled, thoughtless, the cry rose from the oldest cells in my body. I hadn't known grief could be so primal, so crude. The violence shook me. When it stopped, I fell to my knees in the shower, and the water called to the water in me; I wanted to melt, to run down the drain and under the city to the creek and then to the river thirty miles away. Mom, mom, mom, mom!””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “The Mother’s Cry” in *The Garden of the Muses*, 1995
Grief can erupt from deep, primal parts of us, raw and overwhelming, forcing a desire to dissolve and escape the pain.
In simple terms: Deep grief feels raw and overwhelming, making us want to disappear.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge the rawness, seek support, and allow the feeling to pass.
Themes
grief
raw emotion
body
expression
escape
Mood
despair
intense
reflective
Type
poetic
emotive
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- therapy sessions
- creative writing
- mindful breathing
Key Concepts
primal grief
embodied emotion
psychic release
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you recognize when grief becomes overwhelming?
- What safe outlets can help process raw emotion?
A Different Perspective
The intensity may mask underlying needs for connection and healing.
