Closure

Closure is not the slamming door. 

Closure is not the bitter, brutal end,
            The rattling hinge,

                 The echoing cracks,

                       The angry void. 

Closure is not the angry retreat,
            The heavy footsteps,

                  The raised voices,

                        The acid tears. 

Closure is not the promise of never again,
            The final slump of defeat, depleted and drained of energy.

Closure is life quietly moving on.

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i like the movement of this especially ..the form kind of cascades and tumbles over what closure is not ...then gently resolves in your .....closing ;) nice ..my only thought about changing anything is in the repetition of anger in this line "Closure is not the angry retreat," maybe something like cemented retreat ...or armored retreat ... just a thought ;)
i like your stuff .. going to subscribe and stay in touch .. glad to have met you! ...
E.

[ashkat]

that's such a valid point - I wrote this in haste, I must say. It was one of those pieces which fall out of your brain onto the page as a response to a highly emotional situation. Had not even noted the repetition!!

Will have a think about that line - it's all I can see now! Amazing how emotion clouds our blind spots :)

Nice to meet you too

Ash (the name is an amalgam of my first and middle names y'see)

[Einstein Noodle]

:) .....................