Have you reached closure? If so how? If not, what will it take for you? A definitive cause of death? Time? A public memorial service? All of the above? For me, I am not sure if I can ever have closure until I know how long he was in that elevator before someone found him. That part of the equation haunts me.

for someone to say , we was jusyt joking

Waking up one day, someone telling me this was all just a bad dream ...

I don't know what that overused psychobabble term "closure" means. It isn't like opening and closing a door. People learn to cope with life's tragedies differently and in varying degrees. Whatever we go through, it shapes us and changes us. And move on, we must.

TessDeKegel said:

Impossible given how much he meant to us. Giving fans access to his art is the only thing that can help. He had a vault for a reason. He knew he was not going to release the music in his lifetime because he was always living in the now. But, he knew that when his time to leave this earth came that his music could be given to the world and his fans.

A clear vision of what's next. Who's in charge of his estate, who's curating his vault, what label his family decides to pair up with, what releases are top priority and where his legacy is heading.

Everything regarding Prince's final days seem more tragic as it comes into focus. I don't think any more details on that will make me feel any better.

I will never really get over this, not in this lifetime ...

I don't think i'll achieve 'closure'. It is getting 'easier', but...

I'll never forget receiving that text from a friend as soon as i got home, telling me to turn on the TV. I'll never forget the headline banner on Sky News, with those particular words in that particular order.

I'll never forget pacing up and down my flat, tearful, angry, and in utter disbelief. Punching the air, slamming my fist on the laptop keyboard when i went on line to get more info.

I'll never forget the following day, at work, when NC2U came on the radio. I bolted from the office and didn't go back til the following Monday.

I'll never forget the genuine outpouring of emotion, and esp Bruce Springsteen's tribute at his concert on the 23rd (which i still can't bring myself to watch), amongst countless others.

And I'll never forget how important this place was for me.

Grog said:

Have you reached closure? If so how? If not, what will it take for you? A definitive cause of death? Time? A public memorial service? All of the above? For me, I am not sure if I can ever have closure until I know how long he was in that elevator before someone found him. That part of the equation haunts me.

Theres not a day that goes by that I don't think about that...for that reason alone I know I will never have closure...Was he calling for help?...Did he know in that elevator his time was up and he was all alone?...Yes it's very haunting and disturbing to me...Hopefully One day I will have closure.

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Grog said:

Prince wasn’t just an incredibly talented artist…words can’t describe what this man was to me. The first fan letter I ever wrote was to him. Him and his music has been a constant in my life. I’ve met strangers and connected with them after finding out they too were Prince fans.

I’ve finally accepted the fact that he is really gone, but I don’t think I’ll ever have closure. He had so much more to give this world and we all needed his gifts.

I don't care what the autopsy will show and I don't care about the events leading up to his death. It won't change the outcome.

The loss of this man has left a wound inside me that may hurt less eventually but will never fully heal.

purplethunder3121 said:

I don't know what that overused psychobabble term "closure" means. It isn't like opening and closing a door. People learn to cope with life's tragedies differently and in varying degrees. Whatever we go through, it shapes us and changes us. And move on, we must.

Thank you.

We're still here, so our lives go on. Part of life is figuring how to go on in the face of whatever gets thrown at us.

Prince's physical self is gone. But a huge part of what he shared with us is still here. That's more than we have when a lot of those we care about die. I prefer to look at the bright side.

boschino said:

I don't think i'll achieve 'closure'. It is getting 'easier', but...

I'll never forget receiving that text from a friend as soon as i got home, telling me to turn on the TV. I'll never forget the headline banner on Sky News, with those particular words in that particular order.

I'll never forget pacing up and down my flat, tearful, angry, and in utter disbelief. Punching the air, slamming my fist on the laptop keyboard when i went on line to get more info.

I'll never forget the following day, at work, when NC2U came on the radio. I bolted from the office and didn't go back til the following Monday.

I'll never forget the genuine outpouring of emotion, and esp Bruce Springsteen's tribute at his concert on the 23rd (which i still can't bring myself to watch), amongst countless others.

And I'll never forget how important this place was for me.

Yeah I didn't go to work on the Friday - or even the Monday... or Tuesday. I just could not face anything. I still can't.

I don't know what will be closure. I really don't know... I am just heartbroken. I keep talking about it but think people must be bored of me now.

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I dont think i will really have full closure ......as we will never find out what really happened to him. I think i will always carry a sadness with me at that fact.

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Ive found myself become some kind of investigator for the past few weeks..... listening to his last few albums... reading every and any article, watching old and newly emerged videos..... just trying to get a clue.

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I feel that if i don't that it is somehow letting him down.

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I guess time heals right? We'll see :/

BombFunk said:

TIME just alot of TIME.

BombFunk said:

For closure I will need time, the autopsy report, investigation report and public memorial. I think about how MJ's memoria and Whiteny Houston's funeral made me feel, a strange relief. Funerals/memorials are for the living, the dead don't care. That is why I really appreciated the Jackson and Houston families for allowing the public to grieve with them. That also goes for Aaliyah and Left Eye's family.

I don' t think I would call it closure but total acceptance.

kapo74 said:

That term, closure, use din this context, is a white thing. I dont need that. I dont seek it. My life will never bew the same without Prince. No amount of "closure" is going to change that in any way.

FUNKYNESS said:

That term, closure, use din this context, is a white thing. I dont need that. I dont seek it. My life will never bew the same without Prince. No amount of "closure" is going to change that in any way.

Brother, pain, suffering, reconciliation, recovery, closure, etc. are race-neutral. I didn't start this post as "a white thing" or non-white thing, but as a human thing intended to help all humans. I think I understand where you're coming from, but the post applies to everyone. We are all hurting and most of us will be changed forever in some way, so let's try to focus on those common elements and attempt to help each other through this difficult period. Prince said, "in this life you're on your own," but I like to think we're all here on the org for each other. Thanks.

I don't think you can have full closure when you lose someone you love. Time heals wounds, life goes on and things will get better. But, that empty space is always there. It will never close.

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