In the end,

nothing really matters

except for the mistakes

and petty weaknesses

brought to surface

by exhaustion or dismay.
 

What is done is done,

payment is forever

without exception.

No excuse is good enough,

no nonjudgmental stance

acts as shield

from the judgments

of the never judged.
 

No forgiveness is forgiven,

no supporting stand

for those that fail or fall

is left unpunished

by abandonment,

or remembered

when the gavel falls.
 

What is sown is reaped

regardless of intent,

no fertile compost

will bring nourishment

to soil razed

in accidental flame.
 

No supporting act

will be repaid

in currency or kind,

the wheel turns around

with cold vengeance

ready to annihilate.

No escape is possible

from the bonds of history.
 

No price or premium

insures against the past,

no payment is enough

to allay a liquidation

earned by failure.

Casey Mack (2009)