Acabar.
“Acabar”, in Spanish,
means two things —
One word, two endings,
a line both cruel and great.
It can mean “to come”:
a climax, a peak,
(no words need to speak).
Or it can mean “to break up”:
A sharp goodbye,
love echoes
dry hearts.
In the breath before we end,
in the space between these two,
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we dance on a tightrope,
unsure which path is true.
Will we find a sweet release,
in the heat of one last kiss?
Or will we crumble to pieces,
in the silence of what we’ll miss?
“Acabar”, a single word,
holds all that we could be —
an ending that could break us,
ar set our spirits free.
In this fragile hour,
I savor both its pain and power.
Because “acabar” in Spanish,
means both “to come” and “to break”.
And, in that bittersweet balance,
can you choose what to take?
