Eight-line Poems 2

Ultimately

Ultimately

The last breath is not expected
and no reason to feel dejected
it deserves to be respected
though never can be selected.

It’s that final inhalation
that may lead to inspiration
to provide the exultation
of a blessèd realisation.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aaaa bbbb
For Express It In Eight, 01.21.26
Prompt: Write a poem that begins with “The last…”