in the aftermath
who is to say
that this is it
the end has finally
arrived
and there you stand
a witness to it all
who is to say
tomorrow
is nothing like it
used to be
golden rays
replaced to no end
who is to say
all the records
accumulated inside
will never be restored
or rebroadcasted
into the void
september two thousand twenty-two
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