"The Release"

For you Uncle Dick, i mean Richard

this past sunday my family and i laid one of ours to rest...but not in a dark tomb, or in some wall..no, not at all, but in a place of beauty, where earth and mankind are at peace. It was utterly amazing..for that short moment we all forgot about our bullshit..our own little petty concerns and devoted this one moment to him, just for him, because we all deserve atleast a moment, right?...In this moment, Uncle Richard, Uncle Dick was released, offered, despite what y'all believe, it was, atleast, meaningful...to me anyway. As the ashes dispersed, and settled, i realized something...Despite our beliefs, life goes on, we may not be right, even though we feel it, even though we know it to be "the way"...who really knows..and as they all walked away i lingered..for a minute..then dug into my pocket..and as the ashes made thier way into memory..i tossed him 2 coins...just in case...

Reviews

[Valorie J. Shearer]

How proud you must be of this piece! Time marches on, and somehow, for me anyway, I always feel so sad that the world keeps right on spinning when someone we love is lost forever! That is the order of things; the circle of life.. Take care~~~

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

great tribute to your uncle... i love the part about the two coins too... its a tradition with many nationalities... fantastic

[Terrell A. Pullen]

Although it was set up very much different from poetry I am used to reading, i liked it. I had truth to it, I mean life does go on. I am one of the strange ones who wonders why do people cry when others die, I mean we always send them to a better place. and you're right! we all deserve that moment devoted for just us and only us.

Great write my friend!

[Robert Luna]

I love tribute pieces. As we are able to see into the eyes and heart of a real person in a sense. This was very well written and has a deep story that dwells in between the lines. I enjoyed this and thought it was written very well. Thanks so much for sharing.


Great Job!!!!!!!