The Inevitable End

Though I may not be
The sharpest crayon in the box
A modicum of intellect resides

It occurs to me that reason
And desires can rationalize
Almost anything

The resulting reprieves
At best temporary
Don’t mitigate the end

As all things do
So it is said
With a whimper or bang

Even the ‘eternal’ universe
Though we won’t see it
Will eventually reach its

Inevitable end

–LE – 11/24/25

An existential reckoning: after tests and consultations, a better than expected prognosis, a reprieve of sorts … thus the poem, ‘The Inevitable End’…