Thursday, February 9, 2023

how it ends

he pulls closed
the curtain on his life.
retreating
into the shadows,
the dark stage where it once
was bright.
the audience has gone home.
he's done,
finished, no bows
as he leaves,
no applause,
just the echo of
footsteps.
the closing door,
the long
walk home alone.

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