Every Parting Is A Little Death

every parting is all but death,
there's no difference between the two,
both crush you -
with one, it happens all at once,
the other,
it's a little, everyday

every parting is all but death,
they're no different,
one is a one-way ticket,
the other may well be the same,
but, we fool ourselves, it's not

every parting is all but death,
they're much the same,
one is a stranger,
the other as much,
but, often turned out in a mask

every parting is all but death,
both are mind-numbing,
one an eternal sleep,
the other sleep-starved,
holding onto a knot,
at the end of a tattered rope,
hoping someone may be missing!

every parting is all but death,
like the two sides of a coin,
one so abrupt, yet profound,
the other, slow yet painful

every parting is all but death,
both mean drifting away,
one shakes beliefs, instantly,
the other scares a bit every day



© sashikant mohanty