The Epilogue’s Epitaph

Happy ever after
Words we long to hear
Wrapping up all the complexity
Of a story
Of a life
With a peaceful
Blissful
End

Where are they now?
A question often answered
With but a moment’s look ahead
Resolution
Closure
So we don’t need to bear
Wandering
Wondering
Whether things turn out alright

But life gives no such blessing
No skip forward to conclusion
The epilogue we long for
Comes slowly
Bit by bit
Mile by mile
Day by day

Reality offers not
Such simple happy endings
For the story never ends
Each step a word
A phrase
A page
A chapter
Of an ever-growing tale
Winding
Inconclusive
Brimming with potential
Lessons
Growth
Every bit of pain
Of joy
Instructs
Adds
A note to the song
A word to the page
A stroke to the canvas

There is no way around
No way over
No circumventing
The path running through

The destination matters not
If the road to reach it
Was never taken

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