It was the end

It was the end

And we all stayed inside

With closed doors

And windows.

The emptiness outside

Tried to creep 

Into rooms lit up

By open screens

And LED book lamps.

We didn’t know

We were preparing

All these years

To travel

Sitting at home

And still falling in love

And still loving friends

And still spreading ideas

And still discussing events

And still sharing songs

And still creating meaning

And still being human.

We didn’t know

After all these years

Of being angry

Of being indifferent

We would finally find the time

To be scared

And start thinking

For a future 

We had willingly ignored-

A future

We weren’t at all prepared for.

It was the end

But it could still be a beginning.

Girl on Hiking Trail Reaching up At Sunlit Trees

Amanda Worrall
https://www.stocksy.com/1574001/girl-on-hiking-trail-reaching-up-to-the-sunlit-trees

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