Doors slammed shut,
Opportunities lost before
you could act.
Last nail in the coffin and
Momentary lapse of reason.
Epilogue, eulogies,
Epitaphs. Graduation and
Unemployment hand in
Hand. Then birthdays to
Remind you how
Depreciating you are.
Death, demise,
Passing away, fading,
Forgetting.
Sheer oblivion and then
There is apathy.
A marriage, a child,
a justification when it's
Not needed.
And the need for a God,
When common sense
pretty much does the job.
Your presence felt like
a menace.
Absence, indicating relief.
Hope where it shouldn't-
Love, lust, and other such
Nonsense to indicate
Everything is alright.
Dreams sent to archives.
Meaning lost to labels.
Somewhere between
Farewell and full-stop-
A breath that never
Returns.