what is letting go - 
letting go of grief?  
the serenity of letting go?  
(must be a bad metaphor)  
losing represents letting go of control 
 
I need to understand this 'letting go' 
is it a metaphor for facing the inevitable?  
breathing as a metaphor for living 
'the practice of pruning wine vines' 
is that a metaphor for letting go?  
surrender. reaching towards the future 
if you'll excuse another bad metaphor... 
'the last of the sand is pouring...' 
onion metaphors are stripped down to the core 
letting go is a metaphor for acceptance 
is acceptance a metaphor for failure?  
'The freedom of letting go' 
that does sound grand 
 
letting go is not for the faint-hearted 
my hands and heart are tired from letting go  
so many times over 
 
examine why metaphor is not  
a substitute for the literal 
 
letting go is  
a metaphor 
for goodbye 
 
110709
Terri Turrell
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-letting-go-a-metaphor/