It Call All End In An Instant

IT CAN ALL END IN AN INSTANT

It could all end in an instant-
From a direction we never thought of,
All that we have taken for granted
Can disappear,
And leave us in longing for small ordinary things
Which once meant next to nothing to us-
It can come from within ourselves,
Or from without-

At my age I have seen it happen to many-
One day they are walking around alright
And the next day they are never alright again-

I fear
It can all end in an instant
And there is no way to make certain it won't.

poem by Shalom Freedman
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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