every good poem i write is about the apocalypse

Rosalind Kong, United States

as if the world has to end before i will realize 

it was beautiful. in each poem, a new grief: 

the birds keep singing despite the rain again &

again & again, echoing each other until they meld

into an unnatural choir. it is beautiful, it is haunting,

it is the soundtrack to a silver sunset. we are running

into the horizon, finally. every step i take is a small

apocalypse, a change, an ending: i have practiced

the steps to this dance too many times & yet i

have never once moved my feet. when the music swells

& the end credits roll, tell me you'll keep going even after

the story ends. tell me you’ll keep dancing even after

the orchestra comes to rest; tell me you’ll keep walking

even after we reach the edge of the world & step into the sky.

Rosalind Kong is a high school poet from Pennsylvania. She writes about the end of the world too much and can never decide on what to do with her future. Find her online at rosalindkong.carrd.co.