full circle - a work in parts if you will

daily I carry on my side my grandfather's pocketknife

and find comfort and solace in that

it's really not much of a knife

so far as knives go

but he carried it

prolly in his pocket everyday

I dunno

and used it to clean his nails

or pick his teeth

or the whittle away at a stick 

with no purpose or reason

just because it felt/feels good to do so

I get that

it's far too small to do the big work

a knife sometimes requires

a damn handy tool nonetheless

and I find that I use it daily

it is a cherished possession

so small it seems insignificant

and can be lost as it has been 

without realizing it is gone

I will not lose it again

I've taken precautions against that

as there is little that I own that means more to me

I hope to be buried with it

so that I can return it to him in heaven