We Start at the End

A petal breathes free from fragrant mud
A life blooms from flowing blood

The petal grows
Now a flower so bright
It feels the breeze
The sun, the light

It dances with joy
It glides in grace
It stands in beauty
With butterflies to its chase

But just as it starts to sway
An unseen hand plucks it away
Laid upon sacred stones
In temples, graves, it's all alone

Time moves on as time will do
And soon enough its petals blue

One by one the petals part
Taking with them pieces of heart
Till nothing is left,
But what was art

Isn't it the same with us too?
We pass like winds that once just blew

We start with joy and immense glee
But lose ourselves in what should be
Spending our days in silent strain
Dragging dreams through crowded lanes

Then one day---- we just snap away
Is it worth the price we pay?

But wait--- this is not the end
For every loss there's something to mend


The flower fades but leaves behind
A scent that lingers in the mind
A soul may part, yet it stays
In loud laughs, in quiet ways

In every hug, every tear
It lingers on still ever near

The fallen petal feeds the ground
From it life will once more sound
A heart once broken, now will mend
In another’s life it will transcend

It's not just you or me
It's in each one who will ever be
Nothing ends, it simply bends
A start or finish--- no real end

We start at the end
Not at the start
We don't vanish
We leave our mark