Days Until the End of the World
We measure
days until
Hanukkah
days until
Christmas
Days
constantly reminding ourselves
of the minutes & seconds
anticipating
as we wait
for the distant future
we forget about today
finding ourselves
lost in the future
Spending
our precious gift of time
Wasting
on the frivolous
building our days
on a plastic foundation
of our own ends
our ends seemingly distant
the future a beam of light
Reflected in an unimaginable window
The distant will once become present
And the present
the past
So the end of the world seems
only a story
A picture book
witnessed by our descendents
every generation born anew
counting the days
till the end of the world
Thinking we can shrug the responsibility of the future
Onto someone distantly related
never pausing in our ways to consider
Until there’s no one left
No next generation
Because eventually you are the end
Aren’t you?

Artist: Jade Terriss Talamo         Artist Age: 13

Artist State: Washington    Artist Country: USA

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