On the Passing of a Loved One
She is
still,
not gone,
simply transformed
to reflect her
more elemental truths:
the river
undammed
now
allowed full expression
of its
natural borders
the story
relieved of form,
continues on
beyond
the mortal margins
the word
unstitched from
language
returns to
universal meaning
she has spoken,
she has been eloquent,
Love does not
forget