In One's Mind

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in a seven year old's mind,
an ending meant "happily ever after".
a curse broken by a kiss,
hearing wedding bells with a prince;
those were the kinds of ending she believed in

in a seventeen year old's mind,
an ending is no longer like
the ones in fairytales.
her ending
does not mean "happily ever after"
but her ending meant satisfaction
she meant death— death of her feelings, her heart, her pain, her
the end— the death was satisfying for her

in an eighteen year old's mind,
an ending meant everyday.
the ending does not always mean that it is the end of something good,
the ending does not always mean death.
sometimes, an ending is a chance;
a chance to change things;
a chance to change the story
or continue it

in a seventy year old's mind,
she asked herself, "what's the use of happy endings if it's already the end? why not choose a happy journey instead?"
and so, the ending didn't really matter.
it was his eyes
it was his smiles
it was his presence
it was the journey with him matters

it was his eyesit was his smilesit was his presenceit was the journey with him matters

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