No Happy Ending
what if
there is no
happy ending?
what if
all this time
hoping
that the hero
gets the girl
and rides off
into the sunset
is some other story?
what if
I've been wrong
all along?
staring at a blank page
with no ink
with which to write
what if
there is no
happy ending
and the best part
of the story
has already been told?
what if all there is left
is growing old
alone?
Don McGonigal
June 2005