The End is where all souls meet

and no one can escape

The layers drip down

A cesspool

The End is where all things go

Over the edge

Steady

Flow

Is the picture pretty

the same for one and all?

Is the ending frightening

with blood and fire

and judgment?

Where all your demons

wait with open arms to drag you farther down?

I don’t know—

I haven’t been.

But whatever waits

beyond the final page

is definite

a full stop

a period.

The End.

Sincerely,

Emilie