Closure

Love goes on after a loved one dies

Since only the body in the grave lies.

The bond of love continues on and on…

It is felt in your heart after the beloved is gone.

So never tell the bereaved, “have closure” after loss

Forget this word and from your vocabulary cross.

Closure is used in deals and for bank accounts

But, love can’t be closed or measured in amounts.

Love goes on and has no door,

To lock and choose not to open anymore.

And if it is a mother who lost a child like me,

Don’t expect her to have a door with a magic key.

For love never dies with one’s own child,

A fact to which some are unfortunately blind.

Accept that love goes beyond a child’s death,

Felt by a mother as she takes each breath.

So please don’ t ask her to have closure and forget,

This will be the worst advice she can ever get.

Randah R. Hamadeh, 2012, Copyright©

Author, Summer Rays: Solace for Bereaved Parents

Written in loving memory of my daughter,

Samar Ahmed Al Ansari (4/4/1988-4/9/2006)

(www.samaralansari.com)