How do you know?

When the inner knowing arrives

How do you know when it’s the end?

Does an inner alarm go off?

Does God whisper in your ear?

How do you know when it’s time to move on?

Is there a sign?

A symbol in the distance that shows the way?

How do you know when a chapter has closed?

Do the words stop chasing each other across the page?

Does the absence of thought signal the end?

Or is it something quieter?

An inner knowing.

A feeling that reverberates through the body like the toll of a bell echoing through its church, the sound moving through bone and stone alike.

A knowing that comes without question.

Ushered in not by force,

but by a soft wave of peace and understanding.

Now is the time.

To say goodbye.