Things Often End

things often end

things often end
when you realize that
some things never
end, and there is
no longer an ache
to hold her hand
and just wait
.

* * *

starting monday, the i.r.s.
will begin lining our bank
accounts with a glitter that
no bear can rub off

starting monday, america
will once again graduate
at the top of her class, this time
without leaving carnage

starting monday, bush
will use the word
“recession” like a dandelion
puff, just under pursed lips

it’s monday
.

Yi-Ching Lin April 2008

Posted over on her site Yi's Bits on "Healthy Doses"