We watch and we wonder

As the breathless you

Live lives in a heartbeat

Frantically searching

For legacy

For an end to the ending

For meaning in the universe's pause

That is human existence

Flummoxed in your understanding

The end is a necessity

For, without it

There are no beginnings

Today's poem is for the Poetry profile Versification 2026 contest, day 12. The prompt was: 'They have lived for centuries, but they still find themselves feeling flummoxed as they observe...'