The end of the beginning

I thought

This would be it.

Five and a half days would pass

Like lightning -

And you'd be gone,

And so would everyone else,

And we'd readjust,

Refocus again,

And I'd be back

To square one.

But it's not.

In five and a half days,

It's an end, yes -

An end to a brilliant year

We both loved

The year that created me.

But it's the end

Of a new beginning.

My run isn't over -

It's just begun!

I can see it now.

So clearly.

This was my warm-up.

My introduction.

Next year?

Who knows?

Who cares?

I'll have you,

I'll have the song inside of me,

And I'll have a place to let it out.

Isn't that all that matters?

Five and a half days

Doesn't cut us off.

It gives us room to grow.

An end

To the year of beginning.

QueenBee

VT

13 years old

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