Closure

Closure
for Renaldo Ricketts

There is no closure
ever, never
we enjoy the pain, the hurt forever
the ancestor totem helps
seeing them on the tree
we come to understand
life is
what it is
death the same
no attachment but to God
the physical must pass
spirits eternal
so hold and touch the one you love
hug often for dear life
only a moment in time and space
transitions on tradition
we are not alone in this
but endure we must
the loss of touch
the glance
smile
wisdom talk
things we did or didn't do
could have would have should have
so another time
another space
another place
we'll meet again.
--Marvin X
1/7/11