Last week, I realised that 100 days had gone by since Chris died. This milestone made me think of what business and self-help gurus say about our supposed ability to change the world and ourselves in such a short period. I’ve always distrusted gurus and I believe that this kind of wishful thinking is an unhelpful fantasy. Life, love and loss go at their own pace.
Anything is possible,
The new-age gurus say.
100 days is time enough
To turn your life around,
To seek a new direction,
To find another ground.
But time is out of kilter,
You’ve stilled the hourglass.
How can I plan a future
When you are in the past?
There’s nowhere that I want to go
Without you by my side
And nothing that I want to do
If you can’t do it too.
To those who tell us otherwise
I have some news for you
100 days is not enough
To make a life anew.
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