when the end comes
and is accepted
it’s almost always with resignation
if there’s relief it’s coupled with
mild surprise
a gently exhaled “oh”
raised shoulders
falling back
eyes softening into peace
and the process in the brain
no longer well-described by the word
“thought”
becomes something better
an unanalyzed awareness
that swirls Sufi
before it quite settles
Dark Matter 
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