CLOSURE...

So came the dusk in her saffron veil

bespeaking the fall of darkness

the stalking night came winding by

and the stars filled up the empty sky

I craned to look as far I could

the deep end of the ocean lay still and calm

yet the waves broke the impeding silence

denying my need for solace

I heaved up the box of unspoken memories

Brushing off the dust to be sure

That shattered relics from the distant past

Shouldn’t be stored or held dear

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to look

a last glance perhaps, few silent tears

I sensed I had wasted enough years

Brooding over tattered books

I saw the shards of wood shatter

On the rocks beneath the rugged cliff

The waves engulfed those that remained

Leaving nothing but the essence of a new beginning

As I walked away too proud to linger

I felt a weight lift off my shoulder

All I waited for was the advent of dawn

For new beginnings with the past forgone.