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The Beginning of the End

December 16, 2022
By CodyJanney BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
CodyJanney BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
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It is the beginning But end draws near 

It has deep eyes and a devilish sneer 

And with it comes looming fear

Leaving everyone unsure

So just infer 

The end is something that I am not

It can be happy, or sad neither is good nor bad. 

And try as I might to end the end

it always comes or should I say, goes

goes with time as it forever flows. 

The end is abrupt but can sometimes never come soon enough. 

A hero and a villain to all

Here to bring all good things to a stop 

And put all bad to rest 

The end  will always seem to snip it short

And don't believe me if you must 

But I assure you the end will come 

And it will inevitably end 

that life that we hold so dear 

And with it our fear

But living forever would be a bour 

That is why we have the end 

To shut the door and let us exist no more

And as much as I would like to stay

Living has a cost 

And it's my turn to pay 

So I will let the end take me

Take my pain, fear, and worry

Run off with them in a skurry 

And hopefully, I'll see you once more 

When the end shuts your door


The author's comments:

This peace can be taken at face value or it can be analyzed and that's really what I was trying to accomplish. it has an underlying message about death and how we handle it and the way people can interpret my poem plays into that because death can be taken at face value or the person's life who is no more can be analyzed and cherished. we all have this fear of not existing and that is how I start this pome with the narrator fearing his demise but near the end, he comes to terms with the fact he or it will not live forever and tells the reader to accept that fact because they too are going to meet that fate one day. yes, it's sad but there is beauty in death and I really hope I captured that aspect in my poem. my grandpa has also been diagnosed with stage 5 cancer so this was a sort of therapy for me to write because he told me he's ok with dying but it's hard for me to let go of him. I wrote this as a means of coping with that reality. 


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