At the End

At the end, I wonder...

I ponder how we ever

Made it to this,

A point of no possible return

In the end,

I suppose it was the usual cause

Human selfishness,

No room to regret

Until the world is already bereft

So here in my humble home,

Surrounded by those I dearly love,

All I can do is think

And think some more,

About how it progressed to this

In the last moments,

I cuddle close to my family,

Leaning against them,

Sharing in their fading warmth,

Bracing for the final end