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the death of it all
did you notice, at first?
was there an ache in your side,
a weight to your step that you
couldn’t quite remember
if it had always been there too?
the shiver of your hands:
attributed to winter?
or the slow rise of a new
dictator in your brain,
who may have been benign –
were you scared?
is it true that when
you learn you’re dying,
roses smell sweeter?
did you watch in agony
as friend after friend departed,
knowing you would soon join them?
the life cycle:
it continues forever.
we decompose, we pass on –
whichever euphemism you choose –
and new life begins.
but what happens when you see the end?
circles can’t end,
yet our life comes to a stop.
the end enters our line of sight.
when logic fails,
and reason disappears,
what can you do?
are there any choices left to make?
is it irrationality, or senility?
do you accept your demise
and willingly walk to the end
to plod towards darkness–
towards whatever may await you?
or do you fight back?
can we escape it?
can you approach darkness cautiously,
until it pulls at you,
consuming you bit by bit,
until you can’t help but notice you’re –
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