Epilogue to a Sad Beginning

The realest poem I ever wrote.

I look back at my life now

And I see so many beginnings, but more than that, so many endings

I see the end of elementary, middle, and high school

I see the ending to my favorite book, discovered last year

The ending to my favorite anime, discovered two weeks ago

The ends of several relationships

And the ending of my childhood and adolescence�"although I couldn’t say when that occurred exactly;

Just several more and more grown-up acts, mannerisms and behaviors

 

I see all these endings, and it kills me inside

My heart trembles to think of all the other amazing things that will come to end in the future

My college days

Perhaps my marriage

Indubitably, my life

 

Some people would mutter vaguely: “Do not be sad that it’s ended, be happy it happened.”

Here I am, saying I’m sad it ended, and the pain is excruciating.

Here  I am, saying I wish I could read that book for the first time all over again

Saying I wish I could discover that too-short anime, and enjoy the emotional roller-coaster all over again

Here I am, saying life is too short, but the things that make a life worth living are even shorter.

 

The things that make a life worth living are beginnings and endings.

Lots of them.

From beginning to end.

Author's Note

I'm open to any and all suggestions, but go easy on me- this was pretty emotional, haha...