It does not mean the end,

there is, after all,

more to life than

suddenly being quiet, reflect

on your thoughts if you must

but don’t let that full stop

dictate to you

the point of closer detail,

of thinking,

sweet consideration,

and then talk, shout, scream,

such vile words, such tempting

phrases and ponder a while

my friend, upon the point of

the end of the sentence,

don’t let a full stop

be the place where you

reside for the rest

of your life, beat it, punch it,

find a way to continue onwards,

examine beyond the writer’s

injunction against you,

let them not be your jailor,

and say to them as you would

those who seek to constrain

your breathe, that no full

stop will ever let you stop

 

Ian D. Hall 2018