Ever After
By Mary Summerbell
Doom and gloom
predicted many days,
many ways of
Earth’s apocalyptic end
mistakenly foretold,
end of days a joke
except to those
eager for the Rapture,
certain of their
self-righteous salvation.
But what of us who doubt,
those with reservations,
but not the kind
assuring front row seats
for this final act,
this last dramatic scene of humanity’s
anticipated annihilation?
What if it’s just not so?
What if it’s just one more false prophecy?
What if the show is not a tragedy,
but a Divine Comedy
with a place for every one?
What if the last judgment is just the end
of us judging each other?
Some endings are happy.
