Joanne Metcalf

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It Is Enough

it is enough
it is after the end
it’s done 

it all came to nothing
the strong overcame the weak
as it was in the beginning
it was not in the end 

it is enough
that was the last one
it’s over
the last one
it’s done
and you lost

it all came to nothing
the strong overcame the weak
close the door
shut off the world
without end
as it was . . .

no tears
no sighs
not the memory of an angel

it is not enough

you, the outcast
you, the forgotten
you, the sick at heart
you, on the sidelines
shut in, shut out
bitter, yet silent
you’re going from noplace to nowhere

it is not enough