The End, a poem

The End

The end of the world
has come once again;
was it just last week
it vanished in flame?

I’ve lived through it thrice
at least, I am  sure,
though I could be dead,
a ghost, nothing more.

We’ve scheduled the end
again for next month;
perhaps on a Tuesday
nobody likes those.

Stephen Brooke ©2026

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