Closure

I'm here to get closure.

A rescue mission -

in and out -

grab the stuff I left behind

in my rush to escape.

I want to close the circles

fill the gaps

say my goodbyes

seal the boxes.

But I learn on this trip

that's not the kind of closure

I'm going to get.

I'm diverted

from the path I've always taken,

flooded by the epic weeping

of a springtime river.

There's a breach in the road

that used to be so easy

to get from me to you.

There's a breach in the road

and there's no bridge to cross it.

So all that's left is to drive

in a new direction

even if it takes all night

because I won't risk

getting bogged down

or being washed away

completely in the flood.

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Thanks all for the month. I wasn't as diligent as I'd hoped, but just participating got me to write down some snippets that I plan to work with over the summer, which is a huge step back toward writing again, so I'm grateful!

All the best to the other wonderful poets here - I've really enjoyed seeing the world through your eyes. I hope to see a version of some of these creations in print sometime...