A Clean Break

A clean break,

a fresh start,

a new beginning,

means

leaving it all

behind.

It might be hard,

to let it go, since

there’s such simple

nostalgia,

but it has to be

released.

Or you’ll never grow.

And never really let go.

Or let them go,

and let them grow.

A fresh start means something

was stale,

A new beginning means

something old ended,

with emotional flotsam & jetsam

churning in the wake.

You can only watch it sink,

you can’t dive in and save it

or collect it or only pick the

parts you want, it’s gone,

sinking to the bottom, out

of reach. All of it.

If you want it clean,

then you have to sterilize

it all. No going back to

pick the scab, or scrutinizing

where the cord was cut.

You made the choice.

You made the rule.

It’s your code.

You have to live with it.

Again.

You can’t have both,

the choice and the

people.  You made the

choice, now stick with it

and give up the people.

A clean break is

only clean if the broken

bone does not damage the

surrounding tissue or

tear through the skin.

My skin was torn,

my tissue was damaged,

I did what you asked,

I abide your choice,

I don’t know why you can’t.

Make it clean,

or take considered and

thoughtful  care to

mend it.

This is your life, dude.