Endings<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the beginning, but it might as well be the end–<\/p>\n
the days are long and hot\u2014the mind sliding toward the edge.<\/p>\n
When I think of my ending I think of the sky, the way<\/p>\n
it turn to dusk and the color fades. That may sound<\/p>\n
depressing, but it isn\u2019t meant to be. Last night while lying<\/p>\n
in the moonlight, faces flashed before my eyes\u2014no one<\/p>\n
I knew, but if felt otherworldly. Perhaps I was seeing through<\/p>\n
the veil to the other side. It\u2019s a small thing, really\u2026losing<\/p>\n
the body to age or sickness, as the soul is vast, all encompassing<\/p>\n
of time and space.\u00a0 When I think of aliens, that\u2019s what<\/p>\n
I imagine, moving from here to there in a flash. My soul<\/p>\n
travels on a thought, and we all know how thoughts work\u2014<\/p>\n
racing about randomly, all willy-nilly. Last night, the dreamlike<\/p>\n
faces I saw weren\u2019t all friendly. I\u2019ve heard that when you transition,<\/p>\n
you should go past the unfriendly visions, ignore insects and<\/p>\n
vermin, but not because you\u2019re afraid. Just go on past–they<\/p>\n
are mere distractions. Ignore them like any ending, because<\/p>\n
you are almost at the beginning, where you want to be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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