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No Fanfare

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No fanfare for he that fell from the horse
And cracked his head and now lies under dirt.
No fanfare for he that wandered too far,
Was lost to the world and died soon of thirst.
No fanfare for she, that alone and so scared,
Did search for a hand just to find a raised fist.
No fanfare for he that was so full of joy
And lost all but life when betrayed by a kiss.
The moments that end us are often not met
With fanfare or lights, or thunderous clouds
But everyday whimpers that bare no portents;
Passers by, not gathering crowds.
The big moments in life are almost exclusively portrayed as monumental and cataclysmic, preceeded by omens and portents, and surrounded in allusion and significance. In real life, more often than not, the moment when things suddenly go wrong is no different than any other moment in time.
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