when you and i stop communicating,

when words fail us and breath leaves us,

when you and i can touch

but cannot talk--

that's when the world will end.

it's not volcanic, or oceanic, or tectonic,

like all the movies would have us believe;

ascension won't wait

for a natural finale.

when you and i are pressed together,

ego to ego, lips to teeth,

and no breath is exchanged--

that's when the world will end.