Marika Ripke

That dreaded conversation
The End
        and
               The Beginning
 
Chain smoking,
Heart sinking,
Tears-
burning our cheeks
and
choking our words
 
Reeling through the moment
Like an out of control merry-go-round
 
The sky wept as we wept
Our nook at the end of the world
...was ending
 
No more afternoon delights