i am the end

i sit watching
time fly by
keeping quiet
watching children playing
as they grow old
some notice me
sitting in the corner
others pass by
many i've watched
grow old
passing by
sad expressions
is all i ever see
i tell them
i had no choice
they nod
moving on
i don't go unnoticed
i make occasional appearances
taking a friend
a neighbor
a loved one
i come and go
either
warning in hand
or unexpected
whenever it's their time
i am the end
i am the reaper
i am death