Soliloquy for me and anyone else who has lost a spouse or life partner.

 

Death is not clean and easy.

You just don’t continue with your life as before.

Death is messy and brutish,

unforgettable and inescapable.

It’s a nuisance nightmare you don't want.

Because of Death, there is no second chance, no do-over.

There’s no fixing, no repair, no starting again, no next chapter.

As a consequence, there is no longer membership for you in that great brother- and sisterhood of being in love.

You are no longer in love.

You are now in Death.