closings

                  closings hurt…
                   they are sad…
                    sad in our deepest part.
                  closings can be openings…
                               the chance for newness and rebirth
                            they are rooted in the past
                     but spread their wings into the future.
                  closings can make us angry
                     at those who do the closing
                    they are a struggle
                     as something dear is wrenched out of our arms.
                    closings are an inevitable part of life
                          they create sharp pain
                            as the birthing process runs its cycle.
                  closings are loss…
                     we lose something of the past
                    that is part of us
                      who we are.
                    closings force us into an opening
                     that allows light,
                         growth,
                             air.
                  closings are like a tearing off
                        of one of our limbs
                      they make us bleed
                      and weep.
                    closings are wounds
                                that heal over time…
                     if we let them.
                   
                  closings are like the threat
                     of a long sleep
                        from which we won't wake up
                    we are afraid of the future walk
                        into the unknown.
                     openings cannot emerge
                          unencumbered and free
                           without the sacrificial blessing
                             of the closing.