Near the End

The pages running out

The final words approach

Anticipating how

The plot comes to a close

Why must I rush ahead

And interrupt the flow

Near the end

Near the end

Near the end?

As morning light invades

And dances through the blinds

Though knowing better

I give in and check the time

Why does awareness steal

The peace I hope to find

Near the end

Near the end

Near the end?

Tugging at the clock hands

Tying up the loose strands

Can't stand them

A chance to see the world

A time to get away

But every traveler

Must go back home someday

Why does it feel like

I'm already on my way

Near the end

Near the end

Near the end?

Haunted by intrusion

Longing for conclusion

Resolution

Time is my opponent

Lost in the next moment

Postponement

As twilight deepens

And my numbered days decrease

To toil and suffer

In the throes of some disease

Will I still hunger

For the moment of release

Near the end

Near the end

Near the end?

Near the end

Near the end

Near the end